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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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Small seal script -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 4 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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Jane在运动会之前把头发剃短了。
Jane had her hair cut short before the athletic meeting.
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人生短暂，用来担心这种事情，实在太浪费了。
Life is too short to worry about things like that.
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他比任何人用更短的时间拿到驾照。
He got his driving licence in less time than anyone.
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他等火车的时候，一会儿听音乐，一会儿发短信。
While he was waiting for the train, he listened to music and sent text messages.
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你到底是用了什么办法在短期内提高了你的汉语？
Exactly what method did you use to improve your Mandarin in such a short space of time?
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你的裙子为什么这么短？
Why is your skirt so short?
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兔子有长耳朵和短尾巴。
A rabbit has long ears and a short tail.
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公司的长处和短处是什么？
What are the company's strengths and weaknesses?