{"id":66,"date":"2022-07-24T19:07:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T23:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/platform-for-chinese\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2022-10-07T00:43:29","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T04:43:29","slug":"basic-strokes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/chinesecharacters\/basic-strokes\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Strokes"},"content":{"rendered":"

A.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Basic strokes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The following is a list of basic strokes, and the main principles regarding the direction of strokes are listed here, <\/strong><\/p>\n

1\u3001\u6a2ah\u00e9ng horizontal lines are written from left to right.<\/p>\n

2\u3001\u7ad6sh\u00f9 Vertical lines are written from top to boom.<\/p>\n

3\u3001\u6487pi\u011b Left-slanting lines are written from upper right to lower left.<\/p>\n

4\u3001\u637an\u00e0 Right-slanting lines are written from upper left to lower right.<\/p>\n

5\u3001\u63d0t\u00ed Rising strokes are written from lower left to upper right.<\/p>\n

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B.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Stroke orders<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It is important to write character following the stroke orders, similar to following the routine when you are dancing, because it will help you to build muscle memory for both strokes and radicals.<\/p>\n

The General rules for the ordering of strokes are given below. There are exceptions, though.<\/p>\n