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mandarin123.com >> character >> Section 3 I: Basic stroke order rules
Instruction:
Click on the Chinese character to begin writing of Chinese character online.
Top left corner shows "restart", and bottom left corner shows "stroke order".
For each stroke of a given character, you have to click on starting point of the stroke to complete the writing.
Note: A hint to next stroke will be provided if you miss it on third click.
Basic stroke order rules
- top to bottom or 从上到下
Character Pinyin Meaning 工 gong1 work 早 zao3 early 忘 wang4 forget 是 shi4 be, yes 高 gao1 tall - left to right or 从左到右
Character Pinyin Meaning 比 bi3 compare 北 bei3 north 好 hao3 good 你 ni3 you 吹 chui1 blow - horizontal before vertical or 先横后竖
Character Pinyin Meaning 木 mu4 wood 牛 niu2 ox 半 ban4 half 林 lin2 forest 枯 ku1 (of a plant) withered - left-falling stroke before right-falling stroke or 先撇后捺
Character Pinyin Meaning 人 ren2 person, people 又 you4 again 大 da4 big 分 fen1 separate 父 fu4 father - outside to inside, finish inside before closing or 先外后内再封口
Character Pinyin Meaning 日 ri4 day 田 tian2 farmland 回 hui2 return, reply 困 kun4 sleepy 國 guo2 country - center before two wings or 先中间后两边
Character Pinyin Meaning 小 xiao3 small 水 shui3 water 永 yong3 forever 光 guang1 light 乘 cheng2 ride, multiply - Top left corner first, bottom right corner last or 左上角最先, 右下角最后
Character Pinyin Meaning 父 fu4 father 先 xian1 first 他 ta1 he 災 zai1 disaster 筷 kuai4 chopsticks