Stroke order of 子
子 has 3 strokes. Follow the boxes left to right: the red stroke is the one to write next.
What 子 means
子 zǐ: son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing.
子 has more than one reading: zǐ, zi. The worksheet shows the most common one.
How it is built
- Radical: 子
- 子 is a pictograph: it started as a drawing of the thing it means.
- A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs.
Tips for writing 子
- 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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More characters
- 涵 to wet
- 陈 to display
- 诺 to promise
- 零 zero
- 百 one hundred
- 千 thousand
- 万 ten thousand
- 亻 man
- 氵 water
- 扌 hand
- 艹 grass
- 女 woman
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