Apr 9, 2012

Compare the Differences Between "氏" and "斤"

The differences of strokes between "" and "" are the following.

The most important difference is crossing or non-crossing for 3rd and 4th strokes.

The angle of 1st and 2nd strokes in both "" and "" is obtuse and the strokes are discrete. The 2nd stroke in "氏" has acute angle and is connected. These are 2nd important rules. Don't forget the rules.

The 2nd stroke in both looks like same in the case of hook deletion using the redundant rule.

Remarks
1st
same


2 discrete strokes
obtuse angle
2nd
with a hook
warped to right
1 connected stroke
acute angle

with no hook
warped to left
3rd
same

T
4th
crossing
downward to the right

non-crossing
vertical

Apr 8, 2012

斤: Choose Correct Kanji Stroke Order

Choose the combination items correspond to correct stroke order for the following kanji "斤" in Japanese.  In the stroke-independent case, there are 36 (= 6 * 6) combinations.



The combination of (3a) and (3b) is the best answer.  Also the combination of (3a) and (1b) is correct by redundancy rules of stroke primitives.  Don't forget that the combination stroke of same direction is inhibited and (2a) is incorrect.

Please try to trace and check your stroke "斤" in "" by  PC, iPhone, iPad or Android.

Apr 2, 2012

氏: Choose Correct Kanji Stroke Order

Choose the combination items correspond to correct stroke order for the following kanji "" in Japanese.  In the stroke-independent case, there are 64 (= 8 * 8) combinations.

Stroke Order Quiz of 氏

The combination of (3a) and (1b) is the best answer.  Also the combination of (5a) and (1b) is correct by redundancy rules of stroke primitives.  Don't forget that the straight stroke of North direction is inhibited and (5b), (6b), (7b) and (8b) are incorrect.

Please try to trace and check your stroke "氏" by  PC, iPhone, iPad or Android.