Stroke order of 处
处 has 5 strokes. Follow the boxes left to right: the red stroke is the one to write next.
What 处 means
处 chù: to reside at, to live in; place, locale; department.
How it is built
- Radical: 夂
- 处 is an ideograph: its parts combine to suggest the meaning.
- To go somewhere 夂 and put down a flag 卜.
Tips for writing 处
- Say each stroke as you write it, so the order sticks.
- Keep the character inside the box: use the dashed centre lines to place each part.
- Trace the faded copies first, then write it on your own in the empty boxes.
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