Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.
Replay the complete order, pause on difficult movements, inspect one stroke at a time, then write it yourself with live correction.
Switch between the accumulated form and the isolated movement of each stroke.
Loading stroke diagrams…
The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.
Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.
Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.
Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.
Get a ready-to-use A4 sheet immediately, or open the full builder to change its grid and guidance.
Includes the stroke sequence, progressive tracing, and blank writing squares. Generated locally in your browser.
Open a word for its full breakdown, or listen before reading the meaning.
new moon
the first day of each month
first day of the first lunar month
first day of the lunar month
north wind
the new moon
see 撲朔迷離|扑朔迷离[pu1 shuo4 mi2 li2]
ten days
spring tide
impossible to unravel
The north wind is icy cold.
Compare where this component sits inside complete characters and how each full character changes in sound and meaning.
to daub
Left-right structurecapsule, seed-pod
Top-bottom structureto sculpt, to model in clay
Top-bottom structureto paddle upstream, to go against the current
Left-right structureto drink, to imbibe
Left-right structurespear, lance
Top-bottom structureDefinitions 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.