Stroke Order 笔顺

Chinese characters are formed by strokes.  Strokes are in certain directions. For example, the horizontal stroke is from left to right and the vertical stroke is from top to bottom.

The strokes to from a character also have a certain order called “stroke order”.

Basis Rules of Stroke Order：
1. The horizontal stroke first and then the vertical stroke 
2. The left-falling stroke first and then the right-falling stroke 
3. The top first and then the bottom
4. The left first and then the right
5. The outside first and then the inside


汉字由笔画组成。笔画具有方向性。比如横(“一”)，从左向右;竖（“丨”），从上到下。


笔画的出现也有先后顺序，比如“十”的写法是：先写“一”再写“丨”。笔画的先后顺序是有规律的，这就是笔顺规则，简称笔顺。

笔顺的基本规则:
1. 先横后竖
2. 先撇后捺
3. 先上后下
4. 先左后右 
5. 先外后内

A French Girl Interested in Chinese Culture and Language

C is from France, kind, gentle, with artistic temperament.She is versatile and interested in Chinese culture and language.  

We talk about Chinese cities, French culture, business topics (such as greetings, exchanging name cards, telephone talks, meetings) and so on. I also point out some Chinese grammars to help her make sentences more fluently.

Dear C, hope you can learn more characters and know more about China.   You can do it!