指南针
HSK 6 · Proficient
指南针 Stroke Order: How to Write 指南针
- Pinyin
- zhǐ nán zhēn
- Meaning
- compass
- Total strokes
- 25
Preparing your character…
Every character begins with a single stroke.
One stroke at a time
9 strokes指 — 9 strokes
Radical: 扌 shǒu (hand)
Strokes in order
- 1.横héng · Horizontal stroke
- 2.竖钩shù gōu · Vertical hook stroke
- 3.提tí · Rising stroke
- 4.撇piě · Left-falling stroke
- 5.竖弯钩shù wān gōu · Vertical bending hook stroke
- 6.竖shù · Vertical stroke
- 7.横折héng zhé · Horizontal turning stroke
- 8.横héng · Horizontal stroke
- 9.横héng · Horizontal stroke
南 — 9 strokes
Radical: 十 shí (ten, tenth)
Strokes in order
- 1.横héng · Horizontal stroke
- 2.竖shù · Vertical stroke
- 3.竖shù · Vertical stroke
- 4.横折钩héng zhé gōu · Horizontal turning hook stroke
- 5.点diǎn · Dot stroke
- 6.竖shù · Vertical stroke
- 7.横héng · Horizontal stroke
- 8.横héng · Horizontal stroke
- 9.竖shù · Vertical stroke
针 — 7 strokes
Radical: 钅 jīn (gold, metal)
Strokes in order
- 1.撇piě · Left-falling stroke
- 2.横héng · Horizontal stroke
- 3.横héng · Horizontal stroke
- 4.横héng · Horizontal stroke
- 5.竖提shù tí · Vertical rising stroke
- 6.横héng · Horizontal stroke
- 7.竖shù · Vertical stroke