Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "嘛"

The character "嘛" has 14 strokes. Its radical is "口". View the introduction of "嘛"

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

Characters with the same pronunciation as "嘛"

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "嘛"

aux.: indicating that something is obvious

Form words with "嘛"

Example phrases using "嘛"

• 这也不能怪他，他还是个孩子嘛。

  He’s not to blame. After all, he is still a child.

• 不就是个班长嘛，有什么了不起。

  You are just a monitor. That’s no excuse to be so stuck-up.

• 领导也是人嘛，怎么能不犯错误？

  Leaders are human too: they make mistakes.

• 他很害怕，这也难怪，毕竟还小嘛。

  It’s understandable that he was frightened; after all, he is only a child.

• 这事我确实一点儿也不知道嘛。

  Actually, I knew nothing about it at all.

• 第一次嘛，你少不了要紧张。

  You’re bound to be nervous the first time.

• 既然没邀请你，就别去嘛。

  Since you are not invited, don’t go then.

• 本来嘛，这事就不归你管。

  As a matter of fact, it is not your duty to take care of this. / It isn’t under your jurisdiction in the first place.

• 她就迟到了3分钟嘛，没必要小题大做。

  She was only three minutes late! There is no need to make a mountain out of a molehill.

• 你嘛，就不必亲自去了。

  As for you, I don’t think you have to be there in person.

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.