Writing in Mandarin: Strokes

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Writing in Mandarin:

The Strokes: There are eight fundamental Strokes:

The point

The horizontal stroke (left to right)

The vertical stroke (top to bottom)

The up cutting stroke

The left descending stroke

The right descending stroke

The bending stroke

The hooked stroke

The essential rules of stroke order are:

Horizontal then vertical

From top to bottom

From left to right

The outside then the inside

Close after filling the frame

Left descending then right descending stroke

The middle stroke then the left side then the right side

The point comes last