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Animated Stroke Order 抒

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 抒 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 抒

抒 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

抒

抒=扌hand+予give

The hand (扌) expresses or releases emotions, like pouring out feelings or relieving tension through action.

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 抒

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5.

How to Use 抒

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 抒 works in context.

Expressing thoughts or feelings

The character 抒 means to express or convey, used in words related to expressing opinions or emotions.

各抒己见 • gè shū jǐ jiàn • everyone expresses their own view • HSK 6

HSK 6

gè各

shū抒

jǐ己

jiàn见

everyone expresses their own view

抒情 • shū qíng • Express emotions / Sentimental • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shū抒

qíng情

Express emotions / Sentimental

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 抒 is used in context

tā他

yòng用

yīn音

yuè乐

lái来

shū抒

fā发

nèi内

xīn心

de的

qíng情

gǎn感

。

He uses music to express his inner feelings.

zhè这

piān篇

wén文

zhāng章

shū抒

xiě写

le了

zuò作

zhě

zhè这

shǒu首

shī诗

shū抒

fā发

le了

zuò作

zhě者

de

Information

Pinyinshū

Meaningto express

Strokes7

Radical扌

Traditional抒

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2295

Zhuyinㄕㄨ

UnicodeU+6292

CangjieQHJU

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者

de的

rén人

shēng生

gǎn感

wù悟

。

This article expresses the author's life insights.

的

sī思

xiāng乡

zhī之

qíng情

。

This poem expresses the author's homesickness.

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