THE FOUNDATION
RADICALS & STROKES
The origin of all characters, the bedrock of calligraphic excellence.
一
1 Stroke Radicals
The simplest building blocks of Chinese characters.
人
2 Stroke Radicals
Slightly more complex shapes.
艸
3 Stroke Radicals
Radicals appearing in many common characters.
艸
4 Stroke Radicals
Essential components for complex characters.
艸
5 Stroke Radicals
Advanced components.