This is just a "starter for 10" and covers nine of the main strokes, as follows
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点 diăn - a dot, speck |
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横 héng - means horizontal; a horizontal stroke left to right |
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竖 shù - means vertical; a vertical stroke top to bottom |
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撇 piĕ - means to throw; a left-slanting downward stroke |
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捺 nà - means to press down firmly; a vertical stroke falling to the right |
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提 tí - means to lift; a lifting stroke - diagonal upwards |
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钩 gōu - means a hook; added n to other strokes, sudden sharp turn. |
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弯 wān - means a bend; tapering curved line, down and to the left. |
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斜 xié - means a slanting; tapering curved line, down and to the right. |