Broken strokes in Chinese calligraphy

Here are the different broken strokes in the Liu style. For each stroke, an example of a Chinese character is provided. Each stroke of each character is numbered according to the order in which the strokes are written. The number is indicated at the start of the stroke.

Chinese calligraphy: broken strokes
Example: stroke no. 11:

Sēng: Buddhist monk

Chinese calligraphy: broken strokes
Example: stroke no. 3:

Bái: white

Chinese calligraphy: broken strokes
Example: stroke no. 2:

Guó: country

Chinese calligraphy: broken strokes
Example: stroke no. 2:

Zhì: to place

Chinese calligraphy: broken strokes
Example: stroke no. 2:

Cǐ: this

Chinese calligraphy: broken strokes
Example: stroke no. 2:

Ān: peace

Chinese calligraphy: broken strokes
Example: stroke no. 5:

Shì: world

Chinese calligraphy: broken strokes
Example: stroke no. 6:

Chén: minister

Chinese calligraphy: broken strokes
Example: strokes no. 11 and 12:

Qū: region

Chinese calligraphy: broken strokes
Example: stroke no. 2:

Shān: mountain

Chinese calligraphy: broken strokes
Example: stroke no. 2:

Shuǐ: water

Chinese calligraphy: broken strokes
Example: stroke no. 2:

Jīng: canals

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