自由 — stroke order
Learn how to write 自由 (zìyóu), which means “freedom”. It is written with 2 characters and 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 自 | zì | ㄗˋ | self | 6 |
| 由 | yóu | ㄧㄡˊ | cause, reason | 5 |