The vertical strokes in Chinese calligraphy

Here are the different vertical 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 stroke order of the character. The number is placed at the beginning of the stroke.

Example: stroke no. 2:

Shí: (n.) ten

Example: stroke no. 7:

Wò: (v.) to lie down

Example: stroke no. 2:

Tǔ: (n.) earth

Example: stroke no. 9:

Zé: (v.) principle