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Chinese characters by stroke order

Pick a character to see it drawn stroke by stroke, with pinyin, bopomofo (注音), meaning and stroke count. 178 of the most common characters — more added over time.

的deaim 一yīone 是shìto be 不bùno 了leclear 人rénman 我wǒI 在zàiat 有yǒuto have 他tāother 这zhèthis 中zhōngcentral 大dàbig 来láito arrive 上shàngabove 国guócountry 个gèthis 到dàoto go to 说shuōto speak 们menplural marker for pronouns and some nouns 为wèito do 子zison 和héharmony 你nǐyou 地deearth 出chūto go out 道dàomethod 也yěalso 时shítime 年niányear 得déto obtain 就jiùjust 那nàthat 要yàoessential 下xiàbelow 以yǐaccording to 生shēnglife 会huìto assemble 自zìself 着zheto make a move 去qùto go away 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase 过guòpass 家jiāhouse 学xuélearning 对duìcorrect 可kěmay 她tāshe 里lǐunit of distance equal to 0.5km 后hòuafter 小xiǎosmall 么meinterrogative particle 心xīnheart 多duōmuch 天tiānsky 而érand 能néngcan 好hǎogood 都dōuall 然ráncertainly 没méinot 日rìsun 于yúat 起qǐto begin 还háialso 发fāto issue 成chéngto accomplish 事shìaffair 只zhīonly 作zuòto make 当dāngappropriate 想xiǎngto believe 看kànto look 文wénculture 无wúno 开kāito open 手shǒuhand 十shíten 用yòngto use 主zhǔto own 行xíngto go 方fāngsquare 又yòuand 如rúas 前qiánin front 所suǒplace 本běnroot 见jiànto see 经jīngthe classics 头tóuhead 面miànface 公gōngfair 同tóngsame 三sānthree 已yǐalready 老lǎoold 从cóngfrom 动dòngto move 两liǎngtwo 长zhǎnglong 知zhīto know 民míncitizens 样yàngform 现xiànto appear 分fēnto divide 将jiāngthe future 外wàiout 但dànonly 身shēnbody 些xiēlittle 与yǔand 高gāotall 意yìthought 进jìnto advance 把bǎto grasp 法fǎlaw 此cǐthis 实shíreal 回huíto return 二èrtwo 理lǐscience 美měibeautiful 点diǎndot 几jǐsmall table 名míngname 字zìcharacter 水shuǐwater 火huǒfire 木mùtree 金jīngold 土tǔsoil 山shānmountain 月yuèmoon 星xīngstar 男nánman 女nǚwoman 师shīteacher 朋péngfriend 友yǒufriend 吃chīto eat 喝hēto drink 听tīngto hear 读dúto study 写xiěto write 走zǒuto walk 跑pǎoto run 飞fēito fly 鸟niǎobird 鱼yúfish 马mǎhorse 牛niúox 羊yángsheep 猫māocat 狗gǒudog 少shǎofew 冷lěngcold 热rèheat 爱àito love 爸bàfather 妈māmother 哥gēelder brother 姐jiěelder sister 弟dìyoung brother 妹mèiyounger sister 谢xièto thank 请qǐngto ask 问wènto ask about 吗mafinal interrogative particle 四sìfour 五wǔfive 六liùsix 七qīseven 八bāeight 九jiǔnine 零língzero 百bǎione hundred 千qiānthousand 万wànten thousand