Chinese stroke order
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- 爱 ài, to love
- 福 fú, happiness
- 龙 lóng, dragon
- 美 měi, beautiful
- 和 hé, harmony
- 平 píng, flat
- 力 lì, strength
- 勇 yǒng, brave
- 梦 mèng, dream
- 永 yǒng, long
- 喜 xǐ, to love
- 乐 lè, cheerful
- 寿 shòu, old age
- 马 mǎ, horse
- 虎 hǔ, tiger
- 猫 māo, cat
- 狗 gǒu, dog
- 鱼 yú, fish
- 鸟 niǎo, bird
- 花 huā, flower
- 茶 chá, tea
- 书 shū, book
- 友 yǒu, friend
- 家 jiā, house
- 心 xīn, heart
- 火 huǒ, fire
- 水 shuǐ, water
- 木 mù, tree
- 金 jīn, gold
- 土 tǔ, soil
- 天 tiān, sky
- 王 wáng, king
- 东 dōng, east
- 南 nán, south
- 西 xī, west
- 北 běi, north
- 春 chūn, springtime
- 夏 xià, summer
- 秋 qiū, autumn
- 冬 dōng, winter
- 日 rì, sun
- 月 yuè, moon
- 星 xīng, star
- 光 guāng, light
- 我 wǒ, I
- 中 zhōng, central
- 文 wén, culture
- 一 yī, one
- 二 èr, two
- 三 sān, three
- 四 sì, four
- 五 wǔ, five
- 六 liù, six
- 七 qī, seven
- 八 bā, eight
- 九 jiǔ, nine
- 十 shí, ten
- 爸 bà, father
- 妈 mā, mother
- 哥 gē, elder brother
- 姐 jiě, elder sister
- 弟 dì, young brother
- 妹 mèi, younger sister
- 红 hóng, red
- 黄 huáng, yellow
- 蓝 lán, blue
- 绿 lǜ, green
- 白 bái, white
- 黑 hēi, black
- 牛 niú, ox
- 手 shǒu, hand
- 口 kǒu, mouth
- 目 mù, eye
- 耳 ěr, ear
- 头 tóu, head
- 足 zú, foot
- 小 xiǎo, small
- 明 míng, bright
- 李 lǐ, plum
- 安 ān, peaceful
- 琪 qí, fine jade
- 张 zhāng, to display
- 子 zǐ, son
- 涵 hán, to wet
- 陈 chén, to display
- 诺 nuò, to promise
- 零 líng, zero
- 百 bǎi, one hundred
- 千 qiān, thousand
- 万 wàn, ten thousand
- 亻 rén, man
- 氵 shuǐ, water
- 扌 shǒu, hand
- 艹 cǎo, grass
- 女 nǚ, woman
- 忄 xīn, heart
- 讠 yán, words
- 宀 mián, roof
- 灬 huǒ, fire
- 冫 bīng, ice
- 人 rén, man
- 山 shān, mountain
- 石 shí, stone
- 辶 chuò, to walk
- 彳 chì, to step with the left foot
- 阝 yì, place
- 广 guǎng, broad
- 床 chuáng, bed
- 前 qián, in front
- 疑 yí, to doubt
- 是 shì, to be
- 地 dì, earth
- 上 shàng, above
- 霜 shuāng, frost
- 举 jǔ, to raise
- 望 wàng, to expect
- 低 dī, low
- 思 sī, to think
- 故 gù, reason
- 乡 xiāng, country
- 眠 mián, sleep
- 不 bù, no
- 觉 jué, conscious
- 晓 xiǎo, dawn
- 处 chù, to reside at
- 闻 wén, news
- 啼 tí, to weep
- 夜 yè, night
- 来 lái, to arrive
- 风 fēng, wind
- 雨 yǔ, rain
- 声 shēng, sound
- 落 luò, to fall
- 知 zhī, to know
- 多 duō, much
- 少 shǎo, few
- 鹅 é, goose
- 曲 qū, crooked
- 项 xiàng, neck
- 向 xiàng, towards
- 歌 gē, song
- 毛 máo, hair
- 浮 fú, to drift
- 掌 zhǎng, in charge
- 拨 bō, to stir
- 清 qīng, clean
- 波 bō, waves
- 依 yī, to rely on
- 尽 jìn, to exhaust
- 河 hé, river
- 入 rù, to enter
- 海 hǎi, sea
- 流 liú, to flow
- 欲 yù, desire
- 穷 qióng, poor
- 里 lǐ, unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 更 gèng, more
- 层 céng, layer
- 楼 lóu, multi-story building
- 大 dà, big
- 下 xià, below
- 左 zuǒ, left
- 右 yòu, right
- 田 tián, field
- 你 nǐ, you
- 他 tā, other
- 的 de, aim
- 了 le, clear
- 在 zài, at
- 有 yǒu, to have
- 这 zhè, this
- 个 gè, this
- 们 men, plural marker for pronouns and some nouns
- 为 wèi, to do
- 国 guó, country
- 到 dào, to go to
- 以 yǐ, according to
- 说 shuō, to speak
- 时 shí, time
- 要 yào, essential
- 就 jiù, just
- 出 chū, to go out
- 会 huì, to assemble
- 可 kě, may
- 也 yě, also
- 对 duì, correct
- 生 shēng, life
- 能 néng, can
- 而 ér, and
- 那 nà, that
- 得 dé, to obtain
- 于 yú, at
- 着 zhe, to make a move
- 自 zì, self
- 之 zhī, marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase
- 年 nián, year
- 过 guò, pass
- 发 fā, to issue
- 后 hòu, after
- 作 zuò, to make
- 用 yòng, to use
- 道 dào, method
- 行 xíng, to go
- 所 suǒ, place
- 然 rán, certainly
- 种 zhǒng, race
- 事 shì, affair
- 成 chéng, to accomplish
- 方 fāng, square
- 经 jīng, the classics
- 么 me, interrogative particle
- 去 qù, to go away
- 法 fǎ, law
- 学 xué, learning
- 如 rú, as
- 都 dōu, all
- 同 tóng, same
- 现 xiàn, to appear
- 当 dāng, appropriate
- 没 méi, not
- 动 dòng, to move
- 面 miàn, face
- 起 qǐ, to begin
- 看 kàn, to look
- 定 dìng, to decide
- 分 fēn, to divide
- 还 hái, also
- 进 jìn, to advance
- 好 hǎo, good
- 部 bù, department
- 其 qí, his
- 些 xiē, little
- 主 zhǔ, to own
- 样 yàng, form
- 理 lǐ, science
- 她 tā, she
- 本 běn, root
- 开 kāi, to open
- 但 dàn, only
- 因 yīn, cause
- 只 zhī, only
- 从 cóng, from
- 想 xiǎng, to believe
- 实 shí, real
- 谢 xiè, to thank
- 再 zài, again
- 见 jiàn, to see
- 请 qǐng, to ask
- 关 guān, frontier pass
- 系 xì, system
- 客 kè, guest
- 气 qì, air
- 儿 ér, son
- 朋 péng, friend
- 老 lǎo, old
- 师 shī, teacher
- 医 yī, to cure
- 号 hào, mark
- 期 qī, a period of time
- 今 jīn, modern
- 昨 zuó, yesterday
- 京 jīng, capital city
- 校 xiào, school
- 商 shāng, commerce
- 店 diàn, shop
- 院 yuàn, court
- 饭 fàn, meal
- 馆 guǎn, public building
- 车 chē, cart
- 站 zhàn, stand
- 听 tīng, to hear
- 读 dú, to study
- 写 xiě, to write
- 吃 chī, to eat
- 喝 hē, to drink
- 做 zuò, to work
- 买 mǎi, to buy
- 坐 zuò, seat
- 住 zhù, to reside
- 叫 jiào, cry
- 欢 huān, happy
- 米 mǐ, rice
- 菜 cài, vegetables
- 杯 bēi, cup
- 桌 zhuō, table
- 椅 yǐ, chair
- 电 diàn, electricity
- 脑 nǎo, brain
- 视 shì, to look at
- 影 yǐng, shadow
- 衣 yī, cloth
- 服 fú, clothes
- 钱 qián, money
- 新 xīn, new
- 快 kuài, speedy
- 恭 gōng, polite
- 财 cái, riches
- 节 jié, festival
- 包 bāo, wrap
- 压 yā, press
- 岁 suì, year
- 饺 jiǎo, stuffed dumplings
- 联 lián, ally
- 灯 dēng, lamp
- 笼 lóng, basket
- 鞭 biān, whip
- 炮 pào, cannon
- 鼠 shǔ, rat
- 兔 tù, rabbit
- 蛇 shé, snake
- 羊 yáng, sheep
- 猴 hóu, monkey
- 鸡 jī, chicken
- 猪 zhū, pig
- 饼 bǐng, rice-cake
- 团 tuán, sphere
- 圆 yuán, circle
- 嫦 cháng, a moon goddess
- 娥 é, beautiful
- 玉 yù, jade
- 亮 liàng, bright
- 愿 yuàn, desire
- 长 cháng, long
- 久 jiǔ, long ago
- 共 gòng, all
- 婵 chán, beautiful
- 娟 juān, beautiful
- 鸭 yā, duck
- 狮 shī, lion
- 熊 xióng, a bear
- 象 xiàng, elephant
- 橙 chéng, orange
- 紫 zǐ, purple
- 粉 fěn, powder
- 灰 huī, ashes
- 棕 zōng, hemp palm
- 银 yín, silver
- 颜 yán, face
- 色 sè, color
- 爷 yé, grandfather
- 奶 nǎi, milk
- 外 wài, out
- 公 gōng, fair
- 婆 pó, old woman
- 叔 shū, uncle
- 姨 yí, aunt
- 舅 jiù, mother's brother
- 姑 gū, father's sister
- 脚 jiǎo, leg
- 鼻 bí, nose
- 牙 yá, tooth
- 脸 liǎn, face
- 眼 yǎn, eyelet
- 睛 jīng, eyeball
- 嘴 zuǐ, mouth
- 舌 shé, tongue
- 身 shēn, body
- 腿 tuǐ, legs
- 肚 dù, belly
- 眉 méi, eyebrows
- 苹 píng, apple
- 果 guǒ, fruit
- 香 xiāng, incense
- 蕉 jiāo, banana
- 瓜 guā, melon
- 葡 pú, grapes
- 萄 táo, grapes
- 桃 táo, peach
- 梨 lí, pear
- 草 cǎo, grass
- 莓 méi, moss
- 樱 yīng, cherry
- 柠 níng, lemon
- 檬 méng, a type of locust tree
- 芒 máng, blade
- 锄 chú, hoe
- 禾 hé, cereal
- 午 wǔ, noon
- 汗 hàn, perspiration
- 滴 dī, to drip
- 谁 shuí, who? whom? whose? anyone?
- 盘 pán, tray
- 餐 cān, to eat
- 粒 lì, grain
- 皆 jiē, all
- 辛 xīn, bitter
- 苦 kǔ, bitter
- 远 yuǎn, distant
- 近 jìn, to approach
- 无 wú, no
- 惊 jīng, to frighten
- 飞 fēi, to fly
- 绝 jué, to cut
- 径 jìng, path
- 踪 zōng, footprints
- 灭 miè, to extinguish
- 孤 gū, orphaned
- 舟 zhōu, boat
- 蓑 suō, straw raincoat
- 笠 lì, bamboo hat
- 翁 wēng, old man
- 独 dú, alone
- 钓 diào, fishhook
- 寒 hán, chilly
- 江 jiāng, large river
- 雪 xuě, snow
- 离 lí, rare beast
- 原 yuán, source
- 枯 kū, dried out
- 荣 róng, glory
- 野 yě, field
- 烧 shāo, to burn
- 吹 chuī, to blow
- 又 yòu, and
- 松 sōng, pine tree
- 问 wèn, to ask about
- 童 tóng, child
- 言 yán, words
- 采 cǎi, to collect
- 药 yào, drugs
- 此 cǐ, this
- 云 yún, cloud
- 深 shēn, deep
- 空 kōng, hollow
- 语 yǔ, words
- 响 xiǎng, to make noise
- 返 fǎn, to restore
- 景 jǐng, scenery
- 林 lín, forest
- 复 fù, again
- 照 zhào, to shine
- 青 qīng, nature's color
- 苔 tái, moss
- 慈 cí, gentle
- 母 mǔ, mother
- 线 xiàn, line
- 游 yóu, to wander
- 临 lín, to draw near
- 密 mì, secret
- 缝 fèng, to sew
- 意 yì, thought
- 恐 kǒng, fearful
- 迟 chí, tardy
- 归 guī, to return
- 寸 cùn, inch
- 报 bào, to announce
- 晖 huī, sunshine
- 碧 bì, jade
- 妆 zhuāng, adornment
- 树 shù, tree
- 高 gāo, tall
- 条 tiáo, clause
- 垂 chuí, to hang
- 丝 sī, silk
- 绦 tāo, silk cord
- 细 xì, fine
- 叶 yè, leaf
- 裁 cái, to trim
- 似 sì, resembling
- 剪 jiǎn, scissors
- 刀 dāo, knife
- 豆 dòu, beans
- 几 jǐ, small table
- 枝 zhī, branches
- 君 jūn, sovereign
- 撷 xié, to pick up
- 物 wù, thing
- 最 zuì, most
- 相 xiāng, mutual