How to Write "Must" in Chinese Radicals

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Part of the video series: How to Write Chinese Radicals

Summary: Learn how to write more Chinese Radicals, such as the word 'must,' in this free video clip on calligraphy and writing other languages.

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How to Write "Must" in Chinese Radicals

The next character in the radical zu is pe. So we can see that there are many down strokes in this character. It starts with a down and then I curve, and then I hook. Down again, down again, left slant. Pe. It means must or definitely in English. Pe, so examples for that like pe zu, must. Pe ron, definitely. So let's write the character and see how it should be written. I want to bring out a fact that there's a left slant goes like that. That serves as a divider in the whole character, so it's an important stroke that when rendered correctly, the character will look more balanced. So down, curve, hook. Now we need to leave room for that slant, left slant. So the top comes up a little on the left. And then the slant. So pe. Pe.

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