短
HSK 3 · Intermediate

短 Stroke Order: How to Write 短

Pinyin
duǎn
Meaning
short; brief; to lack
Total strokes
12
More meanings

short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault

Stroke order
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Every character begins with a single stroke.
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One stroke at a time

12 strokes

短 — 12 strokes

Radical: 矢 shǐ (arrow, dart)

Strokes in order

  1. 1.撇piě · Left-falling stroke
  2. 2.横héng · Horizontal stroke
  3. 3.横héng · Horizontal stroke
  4. 4.撇piě · Left-falling stroke
  5. 5.点diǎn · Dot stroke
  6. 6.横héng · Horizontal stroke
  7. 7.竖shù · Vertical stroke
  8. 8.横折héng zhé · Horizontal turning stroke
  9. 9.横héng · Horizontal stroke
  10. 10.点diǎn · Dot stroke
  11. 11.撇piě · Left-falling stroke
  12. 12.横héng · Horizontal stroke

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