东西
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东西 Stroke Order: How to Write 东西

Pinyin
dōng xi
Meaning
thing, stuff
Total strokes
11
More meanings

thing; stuff; (of a person) creature

Stroke order
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Every character begins with a single stroke.
0 / 5 strokes

东 — 5 strokes

Radical: 一 yī (one)

Strokes in order

  1. 1.横héng · Horizontal stroke
  2. 2.竖折shù zhé · Vertical turning stroke
  3. 3.撇piě · Left-falling stroke
  4. 4.撇piě · Left-falling stroke
  5. 5.点diǎn · Dot stroke

西 — 6 strokes

Radical: 西 xī (west, western, westward)

Strokes in order

  1. 1.横héng · Horizontal stroke
  2. 2.竖shù · Vertical stroke
  3. 3.横折钩héng zhé gōu · Horizontal turning hook stroke
  4. 4.竖shù · Vertical stroke
  5. 5.竖折shù zhé · Vertical turning stroke
  6. 6.横héng · Horizontal stroke
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