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Chinese Character Strokes
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Chinese characters are made out of basic strokes. Learning the basic strokes is a good first step to learning to read and write Chinese characters. The table below lists all the basic strokes used in modern Chinese characters and gives the name and example characters. Click the Pinyin to hear the pronunciation of the stroke. If you want to know how to draw the stroke, click the example characters.
S/N
Stroke
Direction
Name
Example Characters
1.
diǎn
点
立
,
文
,
头
,
主
,
犬
2.
héng
横
王
,
天
,
二
,
工
,
大
3.
shù
竖
十
,
中
,
丰
,
申
,
干
4.
piě
撇
八
,
须
,
仅
,
顺
,
行
5.
nà
捺
入
,
丈
,
夫
,
又
,
伞
6.
tí
提
冰
,
湖
,
凋
,
泰
,
冷
7.
hénggōu
横
钩
买
,
卖
,
定
,
皮
,
胥
,
8.
shùgōu
竖
钩
小
,
水
,
寸
,
求
,
刮
9.
xiégōu
斜
钩
我
,
贱
,
伐
,
代
,
或
10.
héngzhé
横
折
国
,
口
,
见
,
目
,
皿
11.
shùzhé
竖
折
医
,
区
,
凶
,
出
,
山
12.
héngpiě
横
撇
又
,
友
,
叉
,
权
,
麦
13.
piědiǎn
撇
点
女
,
巡
,
姜
,
好
,
妈
14.
héngzhézhézhégōu
横
折
折
折
钩
乃
,
仍
,
孕
15.
héngxiéwāngōu
横
斜
弯
钩
乙
,
亿
,
忆
16.
shùwāngōu
竖
弯
钩
乱
,
扎
,
己
17.
héngzhéwāngōu
横
折
弯
钩
九
,
几
18.
shùzhéwāngōu
竖
折
弯
钩
亏
,
马
,
号
,
丐
,
弓
19.
wāngōu
弯
钩
家
,
狐
,
逐
,
狗
,
狄
20.
héngzhégōu
横
折
钩
羽
,
包
,
刀
,
习
,
勻
21.
héngzhétí
横
折
提
计
,
认
,
识
22.
héngzhézhépiě
横
折
折
撇
及
,
建
,
极
,
级
23.
héngpiěwāngōu
横
撇
弯
钩
邮
,
队
,
邓
,
郊
,
部
24.
piězhé
撇
折
公
,
弘
,
挨
,
台
,
抬
25.
shùtí
竖
提
民
,
很
,
良
,
食
,
狠
26.
shùzhépiě
竖
折
撇
专
,
传
,
转
,
砖
27.
shùzhézhé
竖
折
折
鼎
28.
héngzhézhé
横
折
折
凹
29.
héngzhézhézhé
横
折
折
折
凸
30.
héngzhéwān
横
折
弯
朵
,
投
,
沿
,
剁
31.
biǎnxiégōu
扁
斜
钩
心
,
必
,
蕊
,
沁
,
密
32.
héngxiégōu
横
斜
钩
飞
,
气
,
风