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How to write 新年快樂

Traditional Chinesexīnnián kuàilèhappy new year4 characters · 41 strokes

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新年快樂 (xīnnián kuàilè) means “happy new year”. It is written with 4 characters and 41 strokes: 新 (xīn, new), 年 (nián, year), 快 (kuài, fast, happy) and 樂 (lè, happy). This is the traditional form; in simplified Chinese it is 新年快乐.

Write the characters left to right. Within each, the red stroke is the next one and the dot shows where it starts.

1. 新 xīn · new · 13 strokes

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2. 年 nián · year · 6 strokes

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3. 快 kuài · fast, happy · 7 strokes

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4. 樂 lè · happy · 15 strokes

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