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Chinese (Mandarin)/How To Study Chinese/Stroke Order
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General Rules
Top before bottom
Left before right
In case of order conflict
left before top horizontal
bottom horizontal last
center stroke before wings
horizontal before intersecting vertical stroke
left falling before right falling (ex. Pie before Ti)
Minor strokes last
Some online Chinese dictionaries have stroke order animations for all the Chinese characters - a good one is Arch Chinese