Strokes Developed From Basic Strokes: Turning and Hooking

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Shù Gōu

A finger moves from top to bottom and then hook up leftwards.

Lesson 3	竖钩shù gōu	English
Pinyin	Write vertically with a hook.
	(from top to bottom and hook upward)
cùn	寸	a unit of length
xiǎo	小	small
shǒu	手	hand
dīng	丁	surname

Héng Gōu

A finger moves from left to right and hook downwards.

Lesson	横钩hénggōu	English
Pinyin	Write horizontally with a hook
	from left to right and hook upward.
láo	牢	prison
bǎo	宝	jewel
zāi	灾	disaster
nǐ	你	you

Héng Zhē

A finger moves from left to right, then turn downwards.

Lesson 1横héng折zhē Write horizontally with a vertical turn to the bottom.
Pinyin		English
wǔ	五	five
kǒu	口	mouth
rì	日	sun
mù	目	eye

Shù Zhē

A finger moves from top to bottom, then turns to the right.

Lesson 2	竖折shù zhē
	Write vertically with a horizontal turn to the right	English
Pinyin
shān	山	mountain
wáng	亡	die
chū	出	exit
sì	四	four

Write from left to right and

bending downward with

a hook.

Lesson	横折钩héngzhē gōu	English
Pinyin	Write from left to right and bending dowward.
dāo	刀	knife
mén	门	door
lì	力	power
jīn	巾	towel

Write from top to slight bending

down right and hook.

Lesson 6	弯钩wān gōu	English
Pinyin	bending stroke with a hook
	from top to slight bending down right and hook
zǐ	子	child
zì	字	word
gǒu	狗	dog
lē	了	completed action

Write a slant stroke with a hook

Write a level bending stroke with a hook.

Lesson 8	level bending stroke with a hook
Pinyin		English
xīn	心	heart
bì	必	must
wàng	忘	forget
zhì	志	ambition