西
HSK 3 · Intermediate
西 Stroke Order: How to Write 西
- Pinyin
- Xī
- Meaning
- the West; abbr. for Spain 牙; Spanish
- Total strokes
- 6
Preparing your character…
Every character begins with a single stroke.
One stroke at a time
6 strokes西 — 6 strokes
Radical: 西 xī (west, western, westward)
Strokes in order
- 1.横héng · Horizontal stroke
- 2.竖shù · Vertical stroke
- 3.横折钩héng zhé gōu · Horizontal turning hook stroke
- 4.竖shù · Vertical stroke
- 5.竖折shù zhé · Vertical turning stroke
- 6.横héng · Horizontal stroke