隹(zhuī): short-tailed bird
8 strokes
Readingszhuīcuīwéi
short-tailed bird
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- zhuī / cuī / wéi
- Meaning
- short-tailed bird
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 隹 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Pictograph
⿰亻？A bird facing left; compare 鳥
A drawing of the thing it names.
Made of
Parts are arranged left to right.
How to write 隹 step by step
8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
Ready to master 隹?
Trace 隹 stroke by stroke in the online practice tool, or turn it into a printable worksheet PDF with Tianzige practice grids, pinyin, and stroke-order breakdowns.