Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "久"

The character "久" has 3 strokes. Its radical is "丿". View the introduction of "久"

Let's take a look at the stroke order of "久."

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The basic meaning of the Chinese character "久"

adj.: for a long time; long

n.: specified duration

Form words with "久"

久病床前无孝子 a parent of prolonged illness finds no filial/dutiful children at the bedside; a prolonged illness may wear away filial piety

Example phrases using "久"

• 她耽搁了很久才抽空写了这封信。

  Only after a long delay did she get around to writing the letter.

• 由于久不联系，他们变得很生疏了。

  They are not as close as before for lack of contact.

• 见到久别的妈妈，他倍感激动。

  He felt especially excited at seeing his mother that he had not met for a long time.

• 她耽搁了很久才抽功夫去看他。

  She didn’t get around to visiting him until after a long delay.

• 茶叶存放久了就会走味儿了。

  The tea won’t keep long; for it’ll lose its flavour.

• 爸爸和我的老师谈了很久。

  Father had a long conversation with my teacher.

• 我想了很久，到底明白了。

  I thought it over for a long time and finally came to understand.

• 她在湖边流连了很久。

  She stayed/lingered long at the lake.

• 久服镇静剂会上瘾。

  Tranquillisers are habit-forming.

• 这首歌久唱不衰。

  The song has stood the test of time.

Explanation of Chinese character strokes

The types of Chinese character strokes refer to the classification of basic strokes that make up Chinese characters. According to traditional classification methods, the types of Chinese character strokes can be divided into eight major categories, namely: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, dot, lifting, hook, and turning. Here is a brief explanation of each type of stroke:

Horizontal: A straight line segment from left to right, such as the character "一".

Vertical: A vertical line segment from top to bottom, such as the character "丨".

Left-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the left, such as the character "丿".

Right-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the right, such as the character "乀".

Dot: A small dot, such as the character "丶".

Lifting: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and bends to the right, such as the character "㇀".

Hook: A hook shape formed at the end of a stroke, such as the character "亅".

Turning: A shape where the stroke turns in the middle, such as the character "乛".

These types of strokes can be combined to form complex Chinese characters, each composed of different strokes. Understanding the types of Chinese character strokes is very important for writing and recognizing Chinese characters.