Stroke #15 – héng xié wān gōu:
(Characters 106-107)
Your first stroke that combines four basic strokes is héng xié wān gōu. This stroke is fairly uncommon in current Chinese usage. For example, here’s a character in which it appears:
Character | Mandarin Pronunciation | Meaning in English |
乞 | qǐ | to beg |
Stroke Order (3): piě + héng + héng xié wān gōu |
This character itself isn’t used very often, but it provides a component of a word you’ll use every day when speaking Chinese:
Character | Mandarin Pronunciation | Meaning in English |
吃 | chī | to eat |
Stroke Order (3): shù + héng zhé + héng + piě + héng + héng xié wān gōu |
Most of the other Chinese characters that include héng xié wān gōu are a bit obscure, and you probably won’t encounter them until you’re Chinese writing skills are very advanced.