爾 stroke order
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Words with 爾
- 偶尔 ǒu’ěr occasionally
- 温文尔雅 wēnwén-ěryǎ refined and courteous
- 不过尔尔 bùguò-ěr’ěr merely so-so
- 尔虞我诈 ěryú-wǒzhà mutual deception
- 出尔反尔 chū’ěr-fǎn’ěr to go back on one's word
- 凡尔赛 fán’ěrsài humblebragging
How do you write 爾?
爾 (ěr) has 14 strokes. Watch them drawn in order, then trace it on the printable sheet.
What are the stroke order rules?
Top before bottom and left before right. Across before down (十), and left-falling before right-falling (人). Outside before inside, but close the box last (国). The middle before its two sides (小).
Why does stroke order matter?
Characters written in order look right, are faster to write, and are easier to remember. Handwriting input on a phone also reads strokes in their order.
Where do these strokes come from?
Make Me a Hanzi, drawn from Arphic’s fonts (Arphic Public License). Its order follows mainland China’s standard; Taiwan and Hong Kong write a few characters in another order.
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Strokes from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Meanings from our own dictionary.