copying by hand; transcription
Refers to the act of manually copying written characters or text, often for practice or reproduction. Common in calligraphy and document duplication contexts.
The children are practicing copying the model characters.
Transcribing old documents requires meticulous care.
scriptorium
Compound of 写 (to copy, photograph) and 字 (character, letter). The word directly denotes the act of copying written characters.