Stroke order
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 東漢 - See all 6 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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「你干什么笑啊?」「笑还需要理由啊?」
"Why are you smiling?" "Does there need to be a reason?"
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不用,谢谢。不需要塑料袋。
No thank you, I don't need a plastic bag.
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世界需要的是公正,不是施舍。
It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.
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事实上,这个项目需要大家。
And actually, this project needs everyone.
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他不需要那么早起来。
He doesn't need to get up early.
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他们不需要理由。
They don't need a reason.
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他需要一把伞。
He needs an umbrella.