西瓜
HSK 2 · Elementary
西瓜 Stroke Order: How to Write 西瓜
- Pinyin
- xī guā
- Meaning
- watermelon
- Total strokes
- 11
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
瓜 — 5 strokes
Radical: 瓜 guā (melon, gourd, squash, cucumber)
Strokes in order
- 1.撇piě · Left-falling stroke
- 2.竖shù · Vertical stroke
- 3.竖提shù tí · Vertical rising stroke
- 4.点diǎn · Dot stroke
- 5.捺nà · Right-falling stroke