Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "活"

The character "活" has 9 strokes. Its radical is "氵". View the introduction of "活"

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

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The basic meaning of the Chinese character "活"

v.: live; save (the life of a person); keep alive

n.: work; job; product

adj.: movable; moving; vivid; lively; active; quick; alive; living; live

adv.: exactly; simply

Form words with "活"

脑子活 have a supple mind

手工活 handwork

活广告 walking advertisement

钩毛活 crochet a sweater

活榜样 living example

活䙌儿 slipknot

干最少的活 do the very minimum work

Example phrases using "活"

• 他是全心全意为人民服务的活教材。

  He serves as a vivid example for education in serving the people heart and soul.

• 赶在天黑前把活干完，别再留尾巴了。

  Try to finish the work before it gets dark. Don’t leave any of it unfinished.

• 论细木工活，他可是个把式。

  He is highly skilled in cabinetmaking.

• 他的英雄形象又一次活现在读者的眼前。

  His heroic image once again came alive to the readers.

• 病人的病情急转直下，可能活不过今晚。

  The patient is sinking fast and may not live through the night.

• 把这一案例当作打击伪劣商品的活教材。

  Make this case an object lesson in fighting against fake and shoddy goods.

• 这是件细致而复杂的活。

  It is a fine and complicated job.

• 他虽穷，却活得很快活。

  Though he is poor, he is quite happy.

• 呼吸能使食物中的能量在活细胞中释放出来。

  Respiration releases energy from food in living cells.

• 工头强迫他一天干15小时的活，而且还打他。

  The foreman worked him fifteen hours a day and beat him in addition.

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.