How to write 禅

Simplified ChinesechánZen12 strokes

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禅 (chán) means “Zen” and is written in 12 strokes. This is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; the traditional form used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau is 禪.

Stroke order, step by step

The red stroke is the one to write next; the dot shows where it starts.

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Now write it yourself

Trace over the outline with your finger, a stylus or the mouse. Each stroke is checked as you draw it.

Remember it, don't just copy it

Ink a Day brings 禅 back tomorrow to write from memory, then again just before you'd forget it. Five minutes a day.

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