Chinese Stroke Order and Classification

Review vocabulary covering the structural components and table categories used to learn Chinese character strokes.

Pinyin

The system of romanized spelling and phonetic transcription used to indicate the pronunciation of Chinese characters and stroke names.

Stroke

A single calligraphic line, dash, or movement drawn without lifting the pen or brush to form a Chinese character.

Direction

The specific orientation or path of movement followed when writing a Chinese character stroke.

Name

The designated title or label identifying a specific stroke type within Chinese character writing.