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7 strokes

(classical) barely

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
(classical) barely; just; just now
Strokes
7
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿻十用

Made of

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

Du Fu (712-770), great Tang dynasty poet

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as soon as; immediately after

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huáng

two-character surname Huangfu

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Huangfu Song (-195), later Han general and warlord

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court crown beneath straw shoe (idiom); everything turned upside down

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