Stroke order of 外
外 has 5 strokes. Follow the boxes left to right: the red stroke is the one to write next.
What 外 means
外 wài: out, outside, external; foreign; in addition.
How it is built
- Radical: 夕
- 外 is an ideograph: its parts combine to suggest the meaning.
- Night-time 夕 divinations 卜; the supernatural, the foreign.
Tips for writing 外
- 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.
Practise it in context
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