The hook strokes of Chinese calligraphy

Here are the different hook styles in the Liu calligraphy tradition. For each hook, an example of a Chinese character is provided. Each stroke of the character is numbered according to the stroke order, with the number placed at the beginning of the stroke.

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Example: stroke no. 5:
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Hu1: (grammatical particle)

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Example: stroke no. 7:
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Xiang4: (n.) elephant

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Example: stroke no. 6:
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Chong1: (v.) to fill

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Example: stroke no. 5:
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Li3: (n.) rites

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Example: stroke no. 2:
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Nei4: (n.) interior

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Example: stroke no. 4:
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You3: (v.) to have

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Example: stroke no. 3:
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Wei2: (n.) being

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Example: stroke no. 5:
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Jun1: (adv.) all / (n.) equality

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Example: stroke no. 12:
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Ci4: (v.) to offer

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Example: stroke no. 2:
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Feng1: (n.) wind

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Example: stroke no. 11:
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Shu2: Who?

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Example: stroke no. 5:
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Huo4: ... or else....

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Example: stroke no. 2:
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Bi4: (v.) must