Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "西"

The character "西" has 6 strokes. Its radical is "覀". View the introduction of "西"

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

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The basic meaning of the Chinese character "西"

n.: west; Western Paradise (in Buddhism); the Occident; the Western world; the West; shortened form for Spain

Form words with "西"

西庑 west wing

西行车道 westbound lane of the motorway

西米粉 sago flour

西餐馆 Western food restaurant

由东及西 from east to west

河的西汊 west branch of the river

Example phrases using "西"

• 我就喜欢一个人在这儿东摸摸西弄弄。

  I'm quite happy just to potter about by myself here.

• 巴特西艺术中心，实验戏剧的发源地。

  The Battersea Art Centre, the mother ship of experimental theatre.

• 西比尔将车前后来回地开着。

  Sybil see-sawed the car back and forth.

• 东区和西区间的分界线。

  The dividing line between eastern and western zones.

• 西莉亚在等一个客人。

  Celia was expecting a visitor.

• 他对可能转会西哈姆（联队）一事保持沉默。

  He was keeping mum about a possible move to West Ham.

• 他们停泊在沃尔特· 吉普西的永久停泊区。

  They tied up at Water Gypsy's permanent moorings.

• 牧师诵完了西缅颂词。

  The padre finished saying the Nunc Dimittis.

• 万事如意，西莉亚。

  Best wishes, Celia.

• 当他们飞驰而过时，西比尔站着向他们挥手

  [no obj., with adverbial of direction]Sybil stood waving as they whirled past

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.