Chinese Calligraphy Basic Strokes. Changing one character from a combination could change its entire meaning. The hengzhe 横折 stroke is made with a horizontal rightward stroke then a pause at the turn and then the downwards shu part.
The characters are written using combinations of eight basic strokes. Click the pinyin to hear the pronunciation of the stroke. A good first step to learn chinese characters is to learn the basic strokes.
The hengzhe 横折 stroke is made with a horizontal rightward stroke then a pause at the turn and then the downwards shu part.
Having the wrong stroke order would cause ink to fall differently on the page and make chinese cursive literally indistinguishable. Each stroke is accompanied by four examples of characters. Each character or character combinations represent a word or a concept. The table below lists all the basic strokes used in the modern chinese characters giving the name and example characters.
