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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.

Other important stroke order rules

  1. Bottom horizontal stroke last
    CharacterPinyinMeaning
    tu3solid
    wang2king, a surname
    zuo3left
    zhu4live, reside
    she4society
  2. Cutting strokes last
    CharacterPinyinMeaning
    zhong1center
    chuan4(measure) string, cluster
    che1car
    dong1east
    guo3fruit
  3. Left vertical stroke (usually) before top horizontal stroke
    CharacterPinyinMeaning
    kou3mouth
    ri4day
    bai2white
    西xi1west
    zu2foot
  4. Dots and minor strokes (often) last
    CharacterPinyinMeaning
    tai4over, very (adverb)
    qiu2beg
    tu4rabbit
    chou4smelly, foul
    jiu4rescue, save
  5. Top enclosing, outside to inside
    CharacterPinyinMeaning
    yue4month, moon
    tong2same
    rou4meat
    yu3rain
    gao1tall
  6. Bottom enclosing, inside to outside
    CharacterPinyinMeaning
    shan1mountain, hill
    jian4build, establish
    jin4enter, advance
    jian4healthy
    yuan3far
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