Learn Chinese Characters Strokes Writing

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Strokes

The strokes of Chinese characters refer to one uninterrupted dot or

line, such as “一”（横）、“丨”（竖）、 “丿”（撇）、“丶”（点）、“乛”

（折）, etc. A stroke is the smallest component of a character. There

are 8 traditional fundamental strokes, which are “丶”（点）、“一”

（横）、“丨”（竖）、 “丿”（撇）、 “乀” （捺）、 “ ”（提）、 “乛” （折）

and “亅”（钩）.It`s also called “’永’字八法”（yǒngzìbāfǎ）. The character

“永” basically represents the common stroke types of the Chinese

character system.

The modern modular strokes are regulated as the 5 one’s, “一”（横）、

“丨”（竖）、 “丿”（撇）、“丶”（点）and“乛” （折）, and they are called

“’札’字法” （zházìfǎ）. It`s a simpler version of “’永’字八法”.

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#1 Main Stroke: “一”（横） Horizontal

Stroke Variations Names of Strokes Examples

1 横（héng） Horizontal 一，二，三，王，工

2 提（tí） Rising Stroke 习，地，冷，冰，刁

#2 Main Stroke: “丨”（竖） Vertical





Stroke Variation Name of Stroke Examples

1 长竖（cháng shù） Long

vertical

书，快，师，十，

市

2 短竖（duǎn shù） Short

vertical

刊，修，候，刚，

利

3 竖钩（shù gōu） Vertical

hook

小，水，求，寸，

找

#3 Main Stroke: “丿”（撇）Left falling






1 撇（piě） Left falling 月，木，大，

人，个

2 横撇（héng piě） Shorter

and more horizontal left

falling

千，舌，毛，

白，禾

#4 Main Stroke: “丶”（点）Dot






1 短点（duǎn diǎn） Short dot 主，广，心，注，

文

2 长点（cháng diǎn） Long dot 双，不，贝，头

3 左点（zuǒ diǎn） Left dot办，刃，心，必，

小

4 平捺（píng nà） horizontal

right falling

之，延，这，走





5 斜捺（xié nà） slanted right

falling

又，义，个，人，

大

#5 Main Stroke: “乛”（折）Turning


1 横折（héng zhé） Horizontal

turning

口，问

2 横折提（héng zhé tí）

Horizontal turning and

rising

说，话，讨，

论，讲

3 横撇（héng piě） Horizontal

and left-falling

又，反





4 横折钩（héng zhé gōu）

Horizontal turning and hook

刀，门，也

5 横钩（héng gōu） Horizontal

hook

买，皮，卖

6 横折斜钩（héng zhé xié gōu）

Horizontal and slanted hook

飞，风，凤，

凰

7 横折弯钩（héng zhé wān gōu）


curved hook

几，九，匹

8 横折弯（héng zhé wān）


curved turning

朵，铅





9 横折折（héng zhé zhé）


turning

凹

10 横折折撇（héng zhé zhé piě）


turning left-falling

廷，建

11 横折折折（héng zhé zhé zhé）凸

12 横折撇弯钩（héng zhé piě

wān gōu）

阵，队，除





13 横折折折钩（héng zhé zhé zhé

gōu）

乃，奶

14 竖折（shù zhé） Vertical

turning

山，匹

15 竖弯（shù wān） Vertical

curved turning

四

16 竖提（shù tí） Vertical and

rising

民，切

17 竖折折（shù zhé zhé）

Vertical turning and vertical

鼎





18 竖折折撇（shù zhé zhé piě）

Vertical turning and

left-falling

专，传

19 竖弯钩（shù wān gōu）

Vertical curved hook

儿，乱

20 竖折折钩（shù zhé zhé gōu）

Vertical turning and turning

hook

与，马

21 撇折（piě zhé） Left falling

and turning

么，公

22 撇点（piě diǎn） Left-falling

and dot

女，巡





23 弯钩（wān gōu） Curved

hook

家，了，子

24 斜钩（xié gōu） Slanted hook戈，我，伐

Radicals

Radicals in Chinese characters are called 部首[bùshǒu]. They are used

to classify the character patterns which are commonly used in Chinese

dictionaries. There are mainly two types of radicals depending on

their different functions and properties. One is based on the principles

of the six categories of Chinese characters (which we will illustrate

more in the content that follows), and the other is based on the shapes

of the structures.





Once you understand the relations among strokes, radicals, and

characters, writing characters becomes a piece of cake. Moreover, you

can not only imitate drawing the shapes, but also understand the

underlying rules and reasons behind the characters. Of course,

practicing with understanding would be a much better way than

mechanical imitation.

Let`s take “女” as an example. “女” is not only a independent

character which means female, but it is also a radical which can be

combined with other Chinese components and indicates some certain

meanings. As the following picture shows, “妈”“姐”“妹” are all females,

thus they share the same radical while the right sides are diversified

because of the phonetics.





The Basic Writing Order

Stroke order really matters if you want to learn writing characters.

Using the wrong stroke order or direction would cause the ink to fall

differently on the page. The Chinese stroke order system was designed

to produce the most aesthetical, symmetrical,

and balanced characters on a piece of paper. Furthermore, it was also





designed to be efficient – creating the most strokes with the least

amount of hand movement across the page. Here are some tips on

mastering stroke order.

1). 从上到下 Top to bottom

When a Chinese character is “stacked” vertically, like the character 立

(lì) which means to stand, the rule is to write from top to bottom.

2). 从左到右 Left to right

When a Chinese character has a radical, the character is written left

to right. The same rule applies to characters that are stacked

horizontally.

3). 先中间后两边 Symmetry counts





When you are writing a character that is centered and more or less

symmetrical (but not stacked from top to bottom) the general rule is

to write the center stroke first.

4). 先横后竖 Horizontal first, vertical second

Horizontal strokes are always written before vertical strokes. Here is

how to write the character “十(shí)” or “ten.”

5). Enclosures before content

You want to create the frame of the character before you fill it in.

Check out how to write the character 日(rì) or “sun.”





6). Close frames last

Make a frame then fill in some of the components inside. After you

write the middle strokes, close the frame, such as in the character “回

(huí)” or “to return.”

7). Character spanning strokes are last

For strokes that cut across many other strokes, they are often written

last. For example, the character 半 (bàn), which means “half.” The

vertical line is written last.

There are always small exceptions to the rule, and Chinese stroke

order can vary slightly from region to region. However, these





variations are very miniscule; so by following these general tips, you’ll

have an astute grasp on Chinese character`s writing order.

From strokes to characters, this is the way Chinese characters are

formed. And it should also be the way you learn to write them. Writing

is not the final goal, but understanding and using them correctly.

Following the order of the writing will help you remember the

characters better.

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