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Strokes and stroke order
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Know and follow the eight basic stroke order rules.
The Chinese language is a very straightforward and systematic language, especially the characters. Each character must be written in a certain way in order to be 100% accurate. Therefore, it’s absolutely essential for Chinese students to follow the stroke order rules. Basically, if you follow the eight ground rules of “stroke order,” you should be good to go. They are:
- Top before bottom.
- Left before right.
- Left vertical stroke (usually) before top horizontal stroke.
- Bottom horizontal stroke last.
- Center stroke before wings.
- Horizontal strokes before intersecting vertical strokes.
- Left-falling strokes before right-falling strokes.
- Minor strokes (often) last.
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