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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