小孩 — stroke order
Learn how to write 小孩 (xiǎohái), which means “child”. It is written with 2 characters and 12 strokes in total. Each character below is animated in the correct Chinese stroke order inside a 米字格 practice grid — tap any character to replay it, or use “Play all strokes” to watch the whole word written in order.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | 注音 | Meaning | Strokes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 小 | xiǎo | ㄒㄧㄠˇ | small, tiny, insignificant | 3 |
| 孩 | hái | ㄏㄞˊ | baby, child | 9 |