Making Chinese characters easy to write.

Sister Sites

Five Elements Test Chinese-Idioms.com

About•Privacy Policy•Terms of Service

DICTIONARY

Chinese Dictionary
Pinyin Index
Radical Index
Character Components
HSK Dictionary
Character Compare

DICTIONARY

Chinese Dictionary
Pinyin Index
Radical Index
Character Components
HSK Dictionary
Character Compare

TOOLS

Worksheet Generator
Worksheet Library
Writing Practice
Pinyin Converter
Chinese Name Generator
Zodiac Calculator
HSK Level Checker
Flashcards
Dictation Practice

TOOLS

Worksheet Generator
Worksheet Library
Writing Practice
Pinyin Converter
Chinese Name Generator
Zodiac Calculator
HSK Level Checker
Flashcards
Dictation Practice

LEARN

Learning Center
Blog
Chinese Stroke Rules
Chinese Poetry
Pro Membership ✨

LEARN

Learning Center
Blog
Chinese Stroke Rules
Chinese Poetry
Pro Membership ✨

© 2026 Hanzi Stroke. All rights reserved.

Made with♥for Chinese learners.

再 (zài): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 2

By CharacterBrowse all characters A-Z

HSK ListsAll HSK versions overview

HSK 2.0

Learn & Practice

Worksheet Generator

Learning Essentials

Home
Dictionary
再

再 (zài): Again — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 2.0Level 2

HSK 3.0

By PinyinSearch by pronunciation

By RadicalFind by radical component

By ComponentsLearn meaning and sound clues

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6

HSK 3.0

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7-9

Create practice sheets for free

Worksheet LibraryHSK, Top 100 & themed PDFs

Writing PracticePractice HSK and saved words

Dictation PracticeListen and write HSK characters

Flashcard ReviewSRS review for HSK and custom decks

HSK Level CheckerCheck HSK level of any text

Pinyin ConverterConvert Chinese to Pinyin

My Learning

Learning DashboardTrack your writing progress

My VocabularyReview saved words and lists

Fun & Culture

Name GeneratorCreate your Chinese name

8 Basic Strokes GuideHot

Foundation of all characters

Pinyin Tones Guide

4 tones with audio examples

Chinese Handwriting Guide

Daily practice routine

HSK 3.0 Complete GuideNew

New exam format explained

HSK 1 Common Mistakes

Avoid beginner errors

Topics & Culture

Chinese Numbers 1-1000

Count like a native

Time & Dates Guide

Tell time in Chinese

Family Members Guide

30+ family terms

2026 Fire Horse YearHot

Zodiac meaning & luck

Top 100 Characters

Most frequent, free PDF

View All Blog Posts

HSK 3.0:Recognition 1

HSK 2.0Level 2

HSK 3.0Vocab 1 Recognition 1

1.

Animated Stroke Order 再

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 再 — animated stroke order

926 learners practiced this

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 再

再 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom

再

再=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 再

再 handwriting practice worksheet preview

Download full HSK 3.0 Level 1 PDF pack

5.

How to Use 再

Again and Repeat

再 (zài) marks an action happening again, being repeated, or done anew.

再见 • zài jiàn • goodbye • HSK 1

HSK 1

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

zài再

cì次

huò获

dé得

le了

guàn

Information

Pinyinzài

Meaningagain

Strokes6

Radical冂

Traditional再

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#46

Zhuyinㄗㄞˋ

UnicodeU+518D

CangjieMGB

Zodiac CalculatorFind your zodiac animal

zài再

jiàn见

goodbye

再次 • zài cì • one more time • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

zài再

cì次

one more time

再说 • zài shuō • to say again • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

zài再

shuō说

to say again

再三 • zài sān • again and again; repeatedly • HSK 5

HSK 5

zài再

sān三

again and again; repeatedly

Encouragement and Renewal

再 (zài) expresses continuing effort, renewal, or pushing forward again.

再接再厉 • zài jiē zài lì • redouble your efforts • HSK 6

HSK 6

zài再

jiē接

zài再

lì厉

redouble your efforts

再生 • zài shēng • to be reborn • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

zài再

shēng生

to be reborn

再度 • zài dù • Again • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zài再

dù度

Again

再现 • zài xiàn • Reappear • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zài再

xiàn现

Reappear

冠

jūn军

。

He won the championship once again

wǒ我

men们

míng明

tiān天

zài再

jiàn见

。

See you tomorrow

míng明

tiān天

wǒ我

men们

zài再

jiàn见

miàn面

。

We'll meet again tomorrow.

huān欢

yíng迎

nǐ你

zài再

lái来

wǒ我

jiā家

zuò做

kè客

。

Welcome to visit my home again

qǐng请

zài再

shuō说

yī一

biàn遍

。

Please say it again.

Commonly Confused

Learn the difference between similar characters

View all comparisons →

Related Characters

Explore characters by relationship

HSK Level 2

Characters from the same exam level.

只zhīonly
走zǒugo; walk
最zuìmost
吧ba[makes a suggestion, eg. "Let's …")]
白báiwhite
百bǎihundred

View all HSK 2 characters →

Same Sound

Characters pronounced "zai".

哉zāifinal exclamatory particle
崽zǎia child, a servant; a diminutive
栽zāito plant, to grow
在zàiin; at; on
灾zāicalamity, disaster, catastrophe
仔zǎismall thing, careful, or young animal

View all "zai" characters →

Same Radical

Characters with radical "冂".

冕miǎncrown; ceremonial cap
冉rǎntender; weak; proceed gradually
网wǎngnet, web, network
冒màoto emit, to risk, to counterfeit
内nèiwithin
冈gāngridge of a hill

View all "冂" radical characters →