Character Strokes - Common Strokes

Question 1

Given these three characters, what is the common foundational stroke?

不百可

Answer 1

一

héng

horizontal stroke (written from left to right)

Question 2

Given these three characters, what is the common foundational stroke?

木中外

Answer 2

丨

shù

vertical stroke (written from top to bottom)

Question 3

Given these three characters, what is the common foundational stroke?

么力万

Answer 3

丿

pie3

down stroke to the left (written from top right to bottom left)

Question 4

Given these three characters, what is the common foundational stroke?

人更长

Answer 4

na4

down stroke to the right (written from top left to bottom right)

Question 5

Given these three characters, what is the common foundational stroke?

文变之

Answer 5

丶

dian3

dot (written from top to bottom right or left)

Question 6

Given these three characters, what is the common foundational stroke?

冰我抱

Answer 6

丶

ti2

upward stroke (written from bottom left to top right)

Question 7

Given these three characters, what is the common foundational stroke?

写空军

Answer 7

-

hénggōu

horizontal stroke with a hook

Question 8

Given these three characters, what is the common foundational stroke?

子可丁

Answer 8

亅

shùgōu

vertical stroke with a hook as

Question 9

Given these three characters, what is the common foundational stroke?

手我狗

Answer 9

一

wan1gōu

bending stroke with a hook

Question 10

Given these three characters, what is the common foundational stroke?

钱代找

Answer 10

亅

xie2gōu

slant stroke with a hook

Question 11

Given these three characters, what is the common foundational stroke?

心思必

Answer 11

亅

pínggōu

level bending stroke with a hook as in the character 忘 wang4 (to forget)

Question 12

Given these three characters, what is the common foundational stroke?

西酒甚

Answer 12

亅

shu4zhe21

vertical stroke with a horizontal turn to the right as in the character 医 yi1 (doctor, medicine)

Question 13

Given these three characters, what is the common foundational stroke?

日己根

Answer 13

亅

héngzhé

horizontal stroke with a vertical turn as in the character 口 kou (mouth)

Question 14

Given these three characters, what is the common foundational stroke?

毛北电

Answer 14

乚

shu4wan1gōu

vertical stroke combined with a level bending stroke with a hook as in the character 也 ye3 (also)

Question 15

Given these three characters, what is the common foundational stroke?

好始奶

Answer 15

乚

pie2dian3

down stroke to the left combined with a dot as in the character 女 nu3 (woman)

Question 16

Given these three characters, what is the common foundational stroke?

写张第

Answer 16

ㄣ

shu4zhe2zhe2gōu

vertical stroke with a double turn and a hook as in the character 马 ma3 (horse)