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Show the animation Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.
How it used to be written
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Bronze script 西周早期 -
Clerical script 西晉 - See all 18 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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“好人不长命”是句或真或假的老话。
"The good die young" is an old saying which may or may not be true.
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人们或可选择何时开始恋爱，但它的终结却不由人。
People can begin to love when they choose, but they have no choice when it comes to ending love.
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他走路或者骑车过来。
He'll come on foot or by bicycle.
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你可以用一个樱桃或菠萝来装饰这杯鸡尾酒。
You can decorate the cocktail with a cherry or a pineapple.
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你咳嗽、打喷嚏或打哈欠的时候要捂住你的嘴。
Cover your mouth when you cough, sneeze, or yawn.
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你有没有想过，鱼类是如何在寒冷的冬季生存的，或者当湖泊和池塘结冰时它们会去哪里？
Have you ever wondered how fish survive in cold winter weather, or where they go when lakes and ponds freeze over?
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你走或留，随你高兴。
You can go or stay, as you wish.
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使用它或失去它。
Use it or lose it.