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0 & !¥~*~ ® Basic strokes of Chinese characters

Chinese characters are written by combining various kinds of "strokes". These strokes
can be divided into "basic" strokes and "combined" strokes.

Way to Write

The dot is written from top to bottom-right, as
in the first stroke of "f1 ".

The horizontal stroke is written from left to right.

The vertical stroke is written from top to bottom,
as in the second stroke of "~".

The left-falling stroke is written from top to
bottom-left, as in the second stroke of ":h".

The right-falling stroke is written from top to
bottom-right, as in the second stroke of "i\ .. ".

The upward stroke is written from bottom-left to
tf
top-right, as in the fourth stroke of "~".

II i.A ~~*&!¥ Learn and write basic Chinese characters
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(1)

yT one 1 stroke - ~

(2) /"\... / /"\... )(
ba eight 2 strokes

(3) }] 7:h J j
n strength 2 strokes

(4) fl C r~ ) I I ll pq M

men door 3 strokes