Fes | SFA SZ SH BIE
No. | Shape Name Direction | Example
1 sas Ba(héng) us ae
(The horizontal stroke) =
H ae as stroke) : tu
3 J nes falling) 6 ica
: ¥ can falling) a oS
: ; Poe = % aioe
: ! reside stroke) s Ess)
u a on pe ose ey at)
. ! Tee ais dl Ze
ee eee 1 | Re
sl hanoiaea rset Nat
ee S| ee
12 L 1s 25 44 (shwGngdu) . coe
(The vertical upward turning)eS SHAK BHAI 267% BF
No. | Shape Name Direction | Example
| BT Chéngzhé)
(The horizontal turning) iy wt
iF Cshuzhé)
E (The vertical turning to the right) be ae
25 (showan)
. (The vertical turning) i. ee
142 (shit)
” | CThe vertical-rising stroke) ‘ oe
RT (piézhé)
Z MZ
| (The left-falling turning) & eae
| ius (piédién)
+ |-Che left-falling dot) « ao
‘#LChéngpié)
Ges rhe lett horizontal falling) z a
#8aT HI Chéngzhégou)
| the Ronizontalttarning with aibool) 2 oe
‘aT Hy (néngzhéwGngou)
t —_| (The horizontal bending with an upward uv ALR
hook)
5 WweyF HT F4 (shtizhézhégou) 4 4
(The vertical and redoubled turning) :
we rt (shiizhépié)
3 (The vertical turning with a left falling) i ae
$847 B (héngzhéwan)
= (The horizontal turning with a curve to | a RR
the right) |
#aTHTITH Chéngzhézhézhégou) |
3 (The horizontal and redoubled turning &) BH
with a hook to the left) |sar a
Direction | Example
| BadTdB (héngzhéti)
26 1 (The horizontal turning with a rising ¥ cae:
stroke)
‘ees 25 #4 Chéngpiéwangou)
27 3 (The horizontal with a left falling and a a | Pra
curve)
BET ITAL (héngzhézhépié) |
28 5 (The horizontal and redoubled turning i qd
with a left falling)
The Order of Strokes for writing Chinese Characters (B)
MF AIS ALT
The Principle of the Stroke Order of Chinese Characters
LFW PS AA EZ. RAI ENE MS BIE AE
SETS AYR Ti EL ES oh BES AH.
The principle of the stroke order is a guiding rule for writing Chinese charac-
ters. The right order helps learners write them fast and beautifully.
RFSMHZAMM :
The following is a basic principle of the stroke order for writing Chinese char-
acters:
mi | ao =
Principle |_ Example
T
=
Order of Strokes
Fe GME
A horizontal stroke should be written be- oe ag =F
fore a vertical one,
FEUER
A left falling should be written before a A | 7 A
right falling.
Se LG F
An upper stroke should be written before |
a lower one.
jnma OW He cae =
Principle Example Order of Strokes
a
component should be given before x pO teia verte
| |
| IAA A
‘okes should be completed before aq .omare @
ing stroke of a frame.
a P
ile stroke should be written before ab eens
on both sides.
EDELMAN. AMR. — TREN BS, Ee EG
APU LM SMM Eis AA Rese. AN:
What has been stated above is only a basic principle. Sometimes two or more
ssles may be applied to the writing of a single character, For example:
RET LEP: TAK
The following two rules together apply to the writing of #1: The horizontal