In last lesson, I talked about some
basic and combining Chinese Strokes. In this
lesson, I will talk about some rules of the
order of the strokes. When writing the Chinese
character, it is important to follow the order
of the strokes. There are some rules of the
orders:
Rule
I: from left to right (从左到右)
For
example: 你 她 他
Rule 2: from top
to bottom (从上到下)
For example: 二 早 古
Rule 3:
horizontal before vertical (先横后竖)
For example: 十
下 干
Rule 4:
pie before na (先撇后捺)
For example: 人
天 大
Rule
5: middle before two sides
(先中间后两边)
For
example: 小
水
Rule 6: from
outside to inside
(从外到内)
For example: 月
问 闪
Rule 7:
inside before closing
(先里头后封口)
For example: 日
回 国
