Lesson 01 Horizontal bars, the very basic strokes
Lesson 01 Horizontal bars, the very basic strokes
Let’s start from the very basic stroke of Chinese writing: the horizontal bar, a line drawing from left to right. We are going to write the first Chinese three numbers, ㄧ (one), 二, (two), and 三 (three).
like this:
this is the Chinese symbol for "one"
一
one, number 1
pronunciation: Yī
By the way, when you are learning Chinese handwriting of this lesson, just use a pen, pencil, marker, or any writing instrument whichever you feel comfortable to practice. I am not teaching the Chinese calligraphy, which you need a special brush pen and ink to write and display all the amazing strokes of calligraphic art forms. When you know how to write Chinese characters by hand, then you can do the traditional Chinese calligraphy easily.
The second simple word is the Chinese symbol for "two"
二
two, number 2
pronunciation: Èr
two horizontal bars, both drawing from left to right
note: the upper bar must be shorter than the bottom bar
that will make the balance of the whole structure of this symbol
as the animation shown, always start from the top bar, draw from left to right, when finished it, then write the second (bottom) bar, also draw from left to right, this is the regular way to draw a horizontal bar in Chinese writing.
The third word is the Chinese symbol for "three"
三
three, number 3
pronunciation: Sān
Now we have three horizontal bars, you have already know how to draw the bar from left to right. And the order of drawing is top bar first, then the middle bar, the bottom bar will be the last one to draw.
note: from the figure of demonstration you can see the second (middle) bar is shorter than the top bar, while the bottom bar is the longest bar of the three, that will make the balance of the whole structure of this symbol.
Keep practicing these three Chinese symbols: "ㄧ one," "二 two," and "三 three" and thank you for your patience.
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