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. |
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(from top to bottom and hook upward) |
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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 |
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from left to right and hook upward. |
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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. |
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Pinyin |
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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 |
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Write vertically with a horizontal turn to the right |
English |
Pinyin |
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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. |
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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 |
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from top to slight bending down right and hook |
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zǐ |
子 |
child |
zì |
字 |
word |
gǒu |
狗 |
dog |
lē |
了 |
completed action |

Write a slant stroke with a hook
Lesson 6 |
slant stroke with a hook |
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Pinyin |
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English |
gē |
戈 |
spear |
wǒ |
我 |
I/me |
shì |
式 |
style |
chéng |
成 |
become |

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