Sophie Song

Chinese characters are written in a shape of square, therefore they are known as square-shaped characters consist of various strokes formed by different dots or lines as the basic components.

There are six basic strokes of Chinese characters. They are the horizontal strokes (heng 横), the vertical stroke (shu 竖), the left-falling stroke (pie撇), the right-falling stroke (na捺), the dot (dian 点) and the rising stroke (ti提). Other types of strokes are derived from the strokes mentioned above, and thus know as the derived strokes.

There is a particular sequence in which the strokes must be written. If it is followed, the writing can be smooth and fast.

先写横后写竖
A horizontal stroke is written before a vertical stroke.
十：一 十

先写撇后写捺
The sweeping stroke to the left is written before the sweeping stroke to the right.
八： 丿 八

先写外后写内
The outside component is written before the inside component.
同、月

先写中间后写左和右
The central component is written first, next stroke on the left, and then the stroke on the right.
小 、水

先写内后封口
The components inside the unsealed box are written before the last stroke the seals the box.
日 、国

先写上后写下
The strokes are written from top to bottom.
三、京

先写左后写右
The strokes are written from left to right.
儿、川

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