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The 1st Chinese word I will have to learn.
永 = yǒng
= "forever"
= "permanence"
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1 ~ the Diǎn 點/点
, is a dot,
filled from the top, to the bottom,
traditionally made by "couching" the brush on the page
2 ~ the Héng 横
, is horizontal,
filled from left to right,
the same way the Latin letters A, B,C,D are written
3 ~ the Shù 豎/竖
, is vertical-falling.
The brush begins by a dot on top, then falls downward.
4 ~ the Gōu 鉤/钩
, ending another stroke,
is a sharp change of direction
either down (after a Heng)
or left (after a Shù)
5 ~ the Tí 提
, is a flick up and rightwards
6 ~ the Wān 彎/弯
, follows a concave path on the left or on the right
7 ~ the Piě 撇
, is a falling leftwards (with a slight curve)
8 ~ the Nà 捺
, is falling rightwards (with an emphasis at the end of the stroke)
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9 ~ the Xié 斜
is sometimes added to the 永's strokes.
It's a concave Shù falling right,
always ended by a Gōu,
visible on this image).
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