What types of non-fountain pens or pencils (not brushes) are recommended for writing Chinese characters?

Question

Making the flourishes and thick ends and tapering ends to strokes is not possible using a normal ballpoint pen, other than frightfully crudely. And for some reason I have never got on well with fountain pens. A brush is capable of producing fine artistry but is impractical to carry around. What kinds of pen or pencil are recommended for producing handwritten Chinese characters?

Answer 1

try the “science brush pen” (科學毛筆), something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U142be48UG0&t=51s

muji has similar product 😸

https://www.muji.com.hk/zh/product/4548076007074

for hard nib writing instruments, the fountain pens with the special nib “長刀研”, something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Zlykxmsw0_E

well, it’s expensive (maybe usd 1000 upward)

have fun :)