About Strokes

Chinese Characters Strokes

 Basic Chinese Writing Stokes
There are eight basic stokes.

Stroke Chinese Name Name Way of Writing Example

1 一 橫 héng Horizontal Horizontally from left to right 二、三
2 丨 豎 shù Vertical Vertically from top to bottom 十、中
3 丿 撇 piě Left Stroke Softly from top to lower left 人、才
4 乀 捺 nà Right Stroke Softly from top to lower right 八、大
5 丶 點 diăn Dot Dot to lower right and pause 六、小
6 亅 鈎 gōu Hook Vertically from top to bottom and hook 子、了
7 乛 折 zhé Turning Stroke Horizontally from left to right and turn 口、也
8 ˊ 提 tí Rising Stroke Dot from bottom left to top right 泳、地

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 Transformed Stokes

Stroke Chinese Name Name Transformed Strokes

1 一 橫 héng Horizontal

2 丨 豎 shù Vertical

3 丿 撇 piě Left Stroke

4 乀 捺 nà Right Stroke

5 丶 點 diăn Dot

6 亅 鈎 gōu Hook

7 乛 折 zhé Turning Stroke

8 ˊ 提 tí Rising Stroke

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Basic Rules about Chinese Stroke Order

1 2 3 4 5
horizontal
top to bottom left to right outside before inside "The door closes last”
before vertical
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 
 


   

二 什 十 同 四
三 和 干 月 日
云 叫 七 向 回
六 江 下 兩 目
立 行 五 周 因

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6 7 8 9
left-falling before inside parts first and then
the central before two sides dot and minor strokes last
right-falling enclosing lower left

  
  

小 文 追 玉
山 冬 進 求
水 又 過 式
並 父 道 成
承 史 達 我

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