買
Character learning workspace

mǎi · to buy, to purchase

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

Watch · inspect · write

Learn every stroke in 買

Replay the complete order, pause on difficult movements, inspect one stroke at a time, then write it yourself with live correction.

Interactive stroke trainerWatch and inspect
Checking daily allowance…Please waitGo unlimited
Loading strokes…
0 strokes
Choose Watch order or Practice writing
Stroke graphics: Make Me a Hanzi / Arphic Public License
Step-by-step explorer

See how 買 is constructed

Switch between the accumulated form and the isolated movement of each stroke.

Loading stroke diagrams…

Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

貝Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

Print and practise

Download a 買 writing sheet

Get a ready-to-use A4 sheet immediately, or open the full builder to change its grid and guidance.

Preparing worksheet…
Customize

Includes the stroke sequence, progressive tracing, and blank writing squares. Generated locally in your browser.

Vocabulary in context

Common words with 買

Open a word for its full breakdown, or listen before reading the meaning.

No common curriculum words are indexed for this character yet.

Read and listen

Example sentences

Notice where 買 sits in each complete thought.

Děng wǒ yǒu qián le, wǒ jiù mǎi tā.等我有錢了,我就買它。

If I get rich, I will buy it.

Source: Tatoeba #5624992 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zuó tiān wǎn shàng mǎi de shū dào le.我昨天晚上買的書到了。

The book I bought last night has arrived.

Source: Tatoeba #8767477 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài nǎ mǎi dào nà shuāng shǒu tào de?她在哪買到那雙手套的?

Where did she buy those gloves?

Source: Tatoeba #8091337 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì cóng tā nà ér mǎi de.我是從他那兒買的。

I bought it from him.

Source: Tatoeba #10596800 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài nǎ lǐ mǎi de tā de shū bāo?她在哪裡買的她的書包?

Where did she buy her schoolbag?

Source: Tatoeba #13863135 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài wǎng shàng mǎi le yì běn shū.我在網上買了一本書。

I bought a book online.

Source: Tatoeba #8767481 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 買 in context

  1. Say mǎi, then recall the core meaning: to buy, to purchase.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 買 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.