Romanization (Jyutping)
jau1
English translations
to rest, to stop, to cease, rest
Chinese character (simplified) and stroke order animation"How do I write 休 ( jau1 ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This Cantonese dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all individual characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of jau1 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
person | tree | a man is resting by a tree
休 ( jau / jau1 ) belongs to the 3000 most common Chinese characters (rank 1111)
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