The stroke order of rice: dot, left, horizontal, vertical, left, and n.

The stroke order rules of Chinese characters are: horizontal first and then vertical (e.g. "gan"), first stroke and then stroke (e.g. "eight"), from top to bottom (e.g. "lord"), from From left to right (such as "forest"), first and then close (such as "field"), first from the middle and then both sides (such as "water"), from outside to inside (such as "hui"), etc. For example, "zhan", the stroke order is 丿,丿丨,丿丨一,丿丨一丿,丿丨一丿_.

Stroke order is related to the speed of writing and the quality of fonts to a certain extent. Stroke order is also important during exams.

There are differences in the traditional stroke order of Chinese characters and the standard stroke order in various regions. The stroke order standard in Mainland China is the "Modern Chinese Common Character Stroke Order Standards".