How to write chinese characters

写好汉字的方法—How To Write Chinese Characters: Page of 12 Strokes Stroke Name Direction 点 diăn dot 横 héng horizontal 竖 shù vertical 撇 piĕ left-falling 捺 nà right-falling 提 tí rising 钩 gōu hook 折 zhé turning Basic Rules Rule Example Stroke Order First horizontal, then vertical First left-falling, then right-falling From top to bottom From left to right First outside, then inside Finish inside, then close Middle, then the two sides How to write a héng and a shù ♦ A héng must be kept level but may be raised slightly at the right end The spaces between héng must be even Héng must be of different lengths, usually the one on top is shorter than the one below If there are three héng, the middle one is the shortest, e.g.: ♦ A shù must be perpendicular If there are two or more shù in a character, they should be parallel with even spaces in between and differ in length, usually with the left one a bit shorter than the right one, e.g.: 写好汉字的方法—How To Write Chinese Characters: Page of 12 How to write a piĕ ♦ There are three kinds of piĕ: horizontal ( ), slanting ( ) and vertical ( ) ♦ The horizontal ♦ A slanting piĕ ( piĕ ( ) is usually shorter and somewhat level, e.g.: ) is made slightly inclined to the left and is of medium length, e.g.: ♦ A vertical piĕ ( ) must be kept somewhat vertical and rather long, e.g.: ♦ In characters which contain several piĕ, see that they should be different from one another in length, e.g.: ♦ In characters which contain two similar piĕ ( ), see that the one above is shorter than the one below, e.g.: In Characters with three such piĕ ( ), see that the one below starts from under the middle of the one above, e.g.: How to write a nà ♦ There are three kinds of nà: short ( ), long ( ) and horizontal-long ( ) ♦ A short nà must be of medium length, e.g.: ♦ A long nà must be somewhat longer, e.g.: ♦ A horizontal-long nà must be kept somewhat level and even longer, e.g.: ♦ If a character has more than one nà, only the main one is kept and the others are turned into diăn, e.g.: ♦ In characters which contain a piĕ and a nà as well, they are symmetrical and are written as such, e.g.: How to write a diăn (All diăn are longish like fruit pips.) ♦ There are four kinds of diăn: short ( ), long ( ), left-and-right ( ) and four parallel ( ) ♦ A short diăn must be short and roundish at the lower end, e.g.: ♦ A long diăn must be somewhat longer and narrower, e.g.: ♦ The left-and-right diăn must be symmetrical, e.g.: ♦ In writing the four parallel diăn, the first diăn must incline somewhat to the left while the fourth diăn to the right The two in between should be a bit smaller than the other two, e.g.: 写好汉字的方法—How To Write Chinese Characters: Page of 12 How to write a gōu, a tí and a zhé ♦ There are three kinds of gōu: horizontal ( ), vertical ( ) and slanting ( ) All these gōu must be forceful and sturdy, e.g.: ♦ A tí ( ) must be short and forceful, e.g.: ♦ A horizontal zhé ( ) must look natural, e.g.: ♦ A vertical zhé ( ) must look forceful and sturdy, e.g.: ♦ A héngzhégōu ( ) and a shùwānggōu ( ) both look forceful and natural, e.g.: Characters which have no other components Quite a number of Chinese characters are composed of only a few strokes and have no other components Since there are only a few basic strokes in characters of this kind, each stroke plays an important role Therefore, in writing such a character, one must see that each stroke is placed at its proper position and the whole character is well-balanced, or else the character will look awkward ♦ In a longish character, the héng must be shorter than the shù, e.g.: ♦ In a shortish character, the héng must be longer than the shù, e.g.: ♦ A shù must be right in the middle of the character, e.g.: ♦ A piĕ and a nà, if they cross each other, cross at the centre of the character, e.g.: Characters with one component on top of the other ♦ If the upper component consists of fewer strokes than the lower one, it occupies a smaller space, e.g.: ♦ If the upper component consists of more strokes than the lower one, it occupies a bigger place, e.g.: ♦ If the two components are made of the same thing, the upper component is made smaller than the lower one, e.g.: Two components side by side ♦ If the left-hand component consists of fewer strokes than the right-hand one, it occupies a smaller space, e.g.: ♦ If the left-hand component consists of more strokes than the right-hand one, it occupies a bigger space, e.g.: 写好汉字的方法—How To Write Chinese Characters: Page of 12 ♦ In some characters, the two components must be of similar height and breadth, e.g.: ♦ In some characters, if the two components are made of the same thing, the left-handed component is made smaller than the right-hand one, e.g.: ♦ The left-hand component, if it is a short one, should be placed a little above the middle of the character, e.g.: ♦ The right-hand component, if it is a short one, should be placed a little below the middle of the character, e.g.: ♦ If a character is made up of three components, they must be of similar height and breadth, e.g.: One component enclosed in the other ♦ If the enclosure comes from above, the enclosed component should be a bit near to the top stroke of the enclosure, e.g.: ♦ If the enclosure comes from below, the enclosed component should be a bit near to the bottom stroke of the enclosure, which is of medium length, e.g.: ♦ If the enclosure comes from the left, the enclosed component must be somewhat close to it The bottom stroke of the component “ ” must be a little longer than its top stroke: e.g.: ♦ If the enclosure comes from the right, the enclosed component must be somewhat close to the upper cover stroke on the right, e.g.: ♦ If the enclosure is the component “ ”, it must be of rectangular shape, and the enclosed component stands in the middle and should be made well-balanced and plump, e.g.: Other Rules ♦ If the component on the left starts with a dot stroke, one must see that the dot is not too much to the left, e.g.: ♦ If the characters has a dot stroke above the right upper cover, one must see that it is not placed too far away, e.g.: ♦ All “ ” components on the left must be comparatively small, e.g.: ♦ All “ ” components on the right must be comparatively large, e.g.: ♦ The character “ ”, whether standing by itself or forming part of a character, must not be in the shape of a square “ ” but a trapezium “ ” with the top always wider than the bottom, e.g.: 写好汉字的方法—How To Write Chinese Characters: Page of 12 ♦ All the components, “ ”, “ ”, “ ”, “ ”, “ ”, “ ”, “ enough to cover the bottom component, e.g.: ♦ All the bottom components “ component, e.g.: ”, “ ♦ All the components “ ”, “ ”, “ of the other component, e.g.: ”, and “ ” and “ ” and “ ” must be big ” must be big enough to support the top ” must be big enough to hold all the strokes 写好汉字的方法—How To Write Chinese Characters: Page of 12 Stroke Order of Characters 字 啊 爱 安 按 八 把 爸 吧 白 百 斑 办 半 帮 报 北 备 本 比 笔 边 遍 表 别 病 播 不 歩 部 才 彩 参 操 查 差 常 厂 场 拼音 a ài 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a piĕ ♦ There are three kinds of piĕ: horizontal ( ), slanting (