{"id":10405,"date":"2018-06-13T06:05:24","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T06:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/?p=10405"},"modified":"2022-05-04T05:31:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T05:31:41","slug":"how-to-write-chinese-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/how-to-write-chinese-characters.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Write Chinese Characters (Quick Start Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I`ve been a Chinese teacher for a long time and I\u2019m frequently asked about writing Chinese characters. This article will summarize my thoughts on this issue which I hope will help all&nbsp;Chinese character learners. Here are the top two questions I get about how to write Chinese characters:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Q1: \u201cJing, do I really need to learn how to write in Chinese?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Because of technology, nowadays more and more people tend to just learn Pinyin and then type Chinese characters instead of writing them down. It indeed seems more convenient and easier. However, for a Chinese learner, writing can help you remember the characters more accurately and systematically. If you just type on a computer of a cellphone, you might go through a period when you will suddenly stop using Chinese, then it becomes so easy to forget the words because many characters are just too similar. With actual writing, your muscle memory will help you remember and master these characters much longer because they become a part of your brain. Besides, writing is also a part of understanding Chinese culture. So, my answer is YES, I recommend that you learn how to write in Chinese.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Q2: \u201cDo you have any suggestions on how to write Chinese characters?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Answering this question is not that simple, so I`ll use the rest of this article to give my best thoughts about this.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lUcej9OWY98?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;iv_load_policy=3\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">1. A basic introduction of Chinese characters<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Chinese characters are relatively independent from the phonetic system. There are about 80,000 characters in total and about 6,500 which are used daily. Each character has its own pronunciation, though many of them share the same pinyin syllables. The large number may make many beginners feel scared and overwhelmed. Actually, after knowing the principle of making characters and the rules behind it, mastering the writing of characters should be quite easy. It`s like a \u201cone formula fits all\u201d method.<\/p>\n<h3>Traditional or Simplified characters?<\/h3>\n<p>We all know that there are two versions of Chinese characters in us nowadays: traditional Chinese characters \uff08\u7e41\u4f53\u5b57\uff09and simplified Chinese characters \uff08\u7b80\u4f53\u5b57\uff09. The traditional version is mainly used in Hongkong, Taiwan, Singapore, and a several other places. The simplified version is mainly used in mainland China. No matter which version you choose to learn, the rules of writing are the same. So, in learning how to write, the version you wish to learn doesn\u2019t really matter.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Character formation<\/h2>\n<p>Obviously, such a large number of characters cannot be made randomly. Following certain rules, these characters which have grown over &nbsp;thousands of years are still very dynamic.<\/p>\n<p>The formation of characters seems just like a \u201cLEGO\u201d game! There are many small components, and you just need to put the small components together and give them order. Each of the components are made of smaller strokes.<\/p>\n<h3>Strokes<\/h3>\n<p>The strokes of Chinese characters refer to one uninterrupted dot or line, such as&nbsp; \u201c\u4e00\u201d\uff08\u6a2a\uff09\u3001\u201c\u4e28\u201d\uff08\u7ad6\uff09\u3001 \u201c\u4e3f\u201d\uff08\u6487\uff09\u3001\u201c\u4e36\u201d\uff08\u70b9\uff09\u3001\u201c\u4e5b\u201d\uff08\u6298\uff09, etc. A stroke is the smallest component of a character. There are 8 traditional fundamental strokes, which are&nbsp; \u201c\u4e36\u201d\uff08\u70b9\uff09\u3001\u201c\u4e00\u201d\uff08\u6a2a\uff09\u3001\u201c\u4e28\u201d\uff08\u7ad6\uff09\u3001 \u201c\u4e3f\u201d\uff08\u6487\uff09\u3001 \u201c\u4e40\u201d \uff08\u637a\uff09\u3001 \u201c\u31c0\u201d\uff08\u63d0\uff09\u3001 \u201c\u4e5b\u201d \uff08\u6298\uff09 and \u201c\u4e85\u201d \uff08\u94a9\uff09.It`s also called \u201c\u2019\u6c38\u2019\u5b57\u516b\u6cd5\u201d \uff08y\u01d2ngz\u00ecb\u0101f\u01ce\uff09. The character \u201c\u6c38\u201d basically represents the common stroke types of the Chinese character system.<\/p>\n<p>The modern modular strokes are regulated as the 5 one\u2019s, \u201c\u4e00\u201d\uff08\u6a2a\uff09\u3001\u201c\u4e28\u201d\uff08\u7ad6\uff09\u3001 \u201c\u4e3f\u201d\uff08\u6487\uff09\u3001\u201c\u4e36\u201d\uff08\u70b9\uff09and\u201c\u4e5b\u201d \uff08\u6298\uff09, and they are called \u201c\u2019\u672d\u2019\u5b57\u6cd5\u201d \uff08zh\u00e1z\u00ecf\u01ce\uff09. It`s a simpler version of \u201c\u2019\u6c38\u2019\u5b57\u516b\u6cd5\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10406\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw1.png\" alt=\"htw1\" width=\"716\" height=\"320\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-strokes-list.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Full Chinese Character Strokes List<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Radicals<\/h3>\n<p>Radicals in Chinese characters are called \u90e8\u9996[b\u00f9sh\u01d2u]. They are used to classify the character patterns which are commonly used in Chinese dictionaries. There are mainly two types of radicals depending on their different functions and properties. One is based on the principles of the six categories of Chinese characters (which we will illustrate more in the content that follows), and the other is based on the shapes of the structures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw2.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10409\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw2.png\" alt=\"htw2\" width=\"700\" height=\"415\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you understand the relations among strokes, radicals, and characters, writing characters becomes a piece of cake. Moreover, you can not only imitate drawing the shapes, but also understand the underlying rules and reasons behind the characters. Of course, practicing with understanding would be a much better way than mechanical imitation.<\/p>\n<p>Let`s take \u201c\u5973\u201d as an example. \u201c\u5973\u201d is not only a independent character which means female, but it is also a radical which can be combined with other Chinese components and indicates some certain meanings. As the following picture shows, \u201c\u5988\u201d\u201c\u59d0\u201d\u201c\u59b9\u201d are all females, thus they share the same radical while the right sides are diversified because of the phonetics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw3.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10410\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw3.png\" alt=\"htw3\" width=\"700\" height=\"545\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-characters-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Most Common Chinese Characters List by Radical<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The categories of Chinese characters<\/h3>\n<p>There are six main categories of Chinese characters: Pictographs \uff08\u8c61\u5f62\u5b57\uff09, Pictophonetic characters \uff08\u5f62\u58f0\u5b57\uff09, Simple ideograms\uff08\u6307\u793a\u5b57\uff09, Compound ideographs \uff08\u4f1a\u610f\u5b57\uff09, Phonetic loan characters \uff08\u5047\u501f\u5b57\uff09, and Derivative cognates \uff08\u8f6c\u6ce8\u5b57\uff09. &nbsp;Here, I will introduce the four commonly used categories:<\/p>\n<h4>1). Pictographs \uff08\u8c61\u5f62\u5b57\uff09<\/h4>\n<p>These are stylised drawings of the objects they represent. Many Chinese learners feel that they are \u201cdrawing\u201d Chinese characters, and in this case, they are! Most of the single characters and radicals are from this category.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw4.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10411\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw4.jpg\" alt=\"htw4\" width=\"451\" height=\"400\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>2) Pictophonetic characters \uff08\u5f62\u58f0\u5b57\uff09<\/h4>\n<p>They are also called radical-phonetic characters. Over 70% of Chinese characters were created by this method. There are mainly two components: the phonetic component and the semantic component. The \u201c\u5973\u201d radical we mentioned before is a typical example of this category.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">e.g.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u5973 \u00e0 the meaning part (also the radical), \u201cfemale\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u201c\u5988\u201d\u201c\u59d0\u201d\u201c\u59b9\u201d \u00e0\u201c\u9a6c\u201d \u201c\u4e14\u201d \u201c\u672a\u201d indicate the phonetic part.<\/p>\n<h4>3) Simple ideograms\uff08\u6307\u793a\u5b57\uff09<\/h4>\n<p>These express an abstract idea through an iconic form. For example, the numbers in Chinese, \u201c\u4e00\u201d \u201c\u4e8c\u201d \u201c\u4e09\u201d, are represented by the appropriate number of strokes which means \u201cone\u201d \u201ctwo\u201d \u201cthree\u201d.<\/p>\n<h4>4) Compound ideographs \uff08\u4f1a\u610f\u5b57\uff09<\/h4>\n<p>These are the combination of two or more pictographic characters to suggest the meaning of the character to be represented.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">e.g.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u6728\uff08m\u00f9\uff09 \u00e0&nbsp; wood<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u6797\uff08l\u00edn\uff09&nbsp; \u00e0&nbsp; woods&nbsp; (two \u6728)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u68ee\uff08s\u0113n\uff09 \u00e0&nbsp; forest&nbsp; (three \u6728)<\/p>\n<h2>3. The Basic Writing Order<\/h2>\n<p>Stroke order really matters if you want to learn writing characters. Using the wrong stroke order or direction would cause the ink to fall differently on the page.&nbsp;The Chinese stroke order system was designed to produce the most aesthetical, symmetrical, and&nbsp;<em>balanced<\/em>&nbsp;characters on a piece of paper. Furthermore, it was also designed to be efficient \u2013 creating the most strokes with the least amount of hand movement across the page.&nbsp;Here, I`ll quote the rules that Sara once wrote in the article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/why-stroke-order-is-important-and-how-to-master-it.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why Chinese Stroke Order is Important and How to Master it<\/a> at DigMandarin to show you the proper stroke orders.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some tips on mastering stroke order.<\/p>\n<h3>1). \u4ece\u4e0a\u5230\u4e0bTop to bottom<\/h3>\n<p>When a Chinese character is \u201cstacked\u201d vertically, like the character \u7acb (l\u00ec) which means to stand, the rule is to write from top to bottom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw5.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10412\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw5.png\" alt=\"htw5\" width=\"728\" height=\"114\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>2). \u4ece\u5de6\u5230\u53f3Left to right<\/h3>\n<p>When a Chinese character has a radical, the character is written left to right. The same rule applies to characters that are stacked horizontally.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw6.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10413\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw6.png\" alt=\"htw6\" width=\"879\" height=\"119\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>3). \u5148\u4e2d\u95f4\u540e\u4e24\u8fb9Symmetry counts<\/h3>\n<p>When you are writing a character that is centered and more or less symmetrical (but not stacked from top to bottom) the general rule is to write the center stroke first.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw7.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10414\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw7.png\" alt=\"htw7\" width=\"477\" height=\"117\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>4). \u5148\u6a2a\u540e\u7ad6Horizontal first, vertical second<\/h3>\n<p>Horizontal strokes are always written before vertical strokes. &nbsp;Here is how to write the character \u201c\u5341(sh\u00ed)\u201d or \u201cten.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw8.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10415\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw8.png\" alt=\"htw8\" width=\"396\" height=\"131\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>5). Enclosures before content<\/h3>\n<p>You want to create the frame of the character before you fill it in. Check out how to write the character \u65e5(r\u00ec) or \u201csun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw9.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10416\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw9.png\" alt=\"htw9\" width=\"603\" height=\"114\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>6). Close frames last<\/h3>\n<p>Make a frame then fill in some of the components inside. After you write the middle strokes, close the frame, such as in the character \u201c\u56de(hu\u00ed)\u201d or \u201cto return.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw10.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10417\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw10.png\" alt=\"htw10\" width=\"700\" height=\"89\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>7). Character spanning strokes are last<\/h3>\n<p>For strokes that cut across many other strokes, they are often written last. For example, the character \u534a (b\u00e0n), which means \u201chalf.\u201d The vertical line is written last.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw11.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10418\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/htw11.png\" alt=\"htw11\" width=\"741\" height=\"124\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are always small exceptions to the rule, and Chinese stroke order can vary slightly from region to region. However, these variations are very miniscule; so by following these general tips, you\u2019ll have an astute grasp on Chinese character`s writing order.<\/p>\n<p>From strokes to characters, this is the way Chinese characters are formed. And it should also be the way you learn to write them. Writing is not the final goal, but understanding and using them correctly. Following the order of the writing will help you remember the characters better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Course<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-language-courses?character_guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Essential Courses \u2013 Pinyin, Characters, Grammar and more (opens in a new tab)\">Essential Courses \u2013 Pinyin, Characters, Grammar and more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, I hope you like this guide to learning how to write Chinese characters! get your pen and let`s start writing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I`ve been a Chinese teacher for a long time and I\u2019m frequently asked about writing Chinese characters. This article will summarize my thoughts on this issue which I hope will help all&nbsp;Chinese character learners. 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