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Character Lesson 9 – Stroke Order Rules Group 3

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Stroke Order Rules Group 3

In this Chinese character lesson we will learn Group 3 of Chinese Stroke Order Rules, and see some example Characters that apply these two rules.

LESSON INFO

KEYWORDS

  • Stroke Order Rule 5: Outside Before Inside.
  • Stroke Order Rule 6: Inside Before Closing.

QUESTIONS

  1. What would be an example Character that applies Stroke Order Rule 5, Outside Before Inside?
  2. What would be an example Character that applies Stroke Order Rule 6, Inside Before Closing?

LESSON NOTES

Stroke Order Rule 5: Outside Before Inside

Outside Before Inside, 先外后内.

This rule applies to characters that have an outside frame or liner, but aren’t entirely enclosed by the frame.

Example Characters

月, 多, 同, 风

 

Stroke Order Rule 6: Inside Before Closing

Inside Before Closing, 先外后内再封口

This applies when a character or a part of a character is completely enclosed by a “frame”. We’ll start from the outside, move to inside, and then close it as the last step.

  1. Start writing the frame, but don’t close it yet.
  2. Write the inside.
  3. Close it after the inside part is done.

Example Characters

日, 丹, 国, 回