Preset Chinese Stroke Worksheet Generator

Practice ten preset Chinese stroke shapes

This worksheet maker lays out ten fixed stroke illustrations: five basic shapes (horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, and dot) and five additional shapes (rising, horizontal-turn, vertical-hook, horizontal-turn-hook, and vertical-curve). Choose the basic set, the additional set, or all ten. Each selected shape appears on its own row. This is practice for isolated stroke forms; it does not take a Chinese character as input, build a character from strokes, or show the stroke order of a whole character.

Rows can move from a dark example to pale tracing cells and then blank cells. Example, tracing, and practice columns are independently adjustable. For instance, 2 example + 3 tracing + 5 practice columns gives each row ten cells in that sequence. Setting tracing columns to zero skips tracing; setting practice columns to zero leaves only the example and any tracing cells.

Grids, paper, and the page preview

Choose a grid style such as Tianzi, Mizi, nine-palace, Huigong, Mizi-Huigong, square, or no grid. These names identify visual layouts; they do not certify a particular curriculum or regional writing standard. Paper choices are A4, A5, B5, and US Letter, with portrait or landscape orientation. Cell size and margins use millimeters, including when Letter is selected.

The preview reports the number of stroke rows, cells per row, and pages. The selected strokes are flowed onto pages according to paper dimensions, orientation, margin, cell size, and header space. Changing these settings can change the page count. The number of columns changes the row layout, while the preview metrics show the total cells per row.

Build and export a practice sheet

1. Select the basic group, additional group, or all ten strokes. The preview updates to show the selected rows.

2. Edit the worksheet title and, if useful, enable the header for name, class, date, or score. The default title and header field labels are Chinese; change the title and edit the field labels before generating an English-facing handout. Values can be left blank or filled in.

3. Choose a grid, paper size, and orientation. Adjust cell size, page margin, and the example, tracing, and practice column counts. The available column ranges are 1–4 example cells, 0–6 tracing cells, and 0–10 practice cells.

4. Set grid, guide, and stroke colors if needed, then inspect the preview and page count. A useful starting layout is 2 example, 3 tracing, and 5 blank practice cells per row; choose fewer cells or larger cells when learners need more writing room.

5. Click Generate to prepare the clean output. Then download a PNG, export a PDF or Word document, or use Print in the web page. Check the resulting page size and printer scaling before making copies.

Example: select the five basic strokes, keep 2 example, 3 tracing, and 5 blank cells, and choose US Letter portrait. Review the page count and row spacing, then generate and export the worksheet.

Questions about the worksheet output

Use the illustrations as isolated shape practice

The stroke drawings are simplified, fixed examples for arranging a practice page. They do not represent every handwritten form, character-specific proportion, or regional teaching convention. A row can help someone repeat a shape, but it cannot establish the correct stroke sequence for a word or character. For character writing, use the learner’s applicable textbook or an appropriate reference.

Before printing, inspect the generated file and confirm the printer’s paper size, orientation, and scaling. Printer settings can resize the page and alter the apparent cell dimensions. The worksheet title and optional header labels start in Chinese; edit them when preparing an English handout.