再(zài): again
HSK 16 strokes
again
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- zài
- Meaning
- again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再则, 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 再 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 再 step by step
6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 再
Common words using 再 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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