How it works
China in bubble letters opens on one sideways sheet in Fredoka: five letters, white inside, ready to color. Print it and a row of China words appears: the capital, the largest city, two landmarks, a river and two Mandarin words.
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Headings for a China project
After your first print, open China words in bubble letters. Beijing is the capital and Shanghai the largest city. Great / Wall and Silk / Road stack on two lines, so they print about as tall as China itself. Yangtze is one of the major rivers, and Panda suits an animal fact page: the giant panda is a symbol of the country.
Ni Hao, Xie Xie and a red New Year sign
Ni Hao means hello and Xie Xie thank you in Mandarin. For Lunar / New Year, open More options and set Colours to Red: red is the color worn through the festival, and the lanterns hung for it are red.
- Only the a has a hole. Fredoka and Mochiy Pop One keep it white; elsewhere Hollow opens it.
Questions and answers
How do you draw China in bubble letters by hand?
Pencil C, h, i, n, a with wide gaps, the h as tall as the C. Trace a rounded line outside every stroke, keep a small ring in the a, float the i's dot as a ball, then erase the pencil.
Why do Ni Hao and Xie Xie have no tone marks?
In pinyin with tone marks they are nǐ hǎo and xièxie. The round fonts here have no ǐ or ǎ, so both chips are plain pinyin. Add the marks by hand after printing.
Can I print another place name from China?
Yes. Type it in the box, up to 40 characters; Enter starts a second line. A long name such as Forbidden City, the old palace in Beijing, still fits on one sheet.