What are the basic strokes of Chinese characters?

Traditionally, there are eight basic strokes in Chinese characters: dot, horizontal, vertical, apostrophe, press, lift, fold, and hook, which are also known as the eight strokes of the word "yong" (永).

In 1965, the Ministry of Culture and the Chinese Character Reform Commission issued the "Printing General Chinese Character Forms Table", and in 1988, the State Language and Literature Commission, the People's Republic of China and the State Press and Publication Administration issued the "General Chinese Character Table for Modern Chinese", which stipulates five basic strokes: horizontal, vertical, apostrophe, dot, fold, also known as the "Za" method. "Za" character method.