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.
Example: stroke no. 5:
Hu1: (grammatical particle)
Example: stroke no. 7:
Xiang4: (n.) elephant
Example: stroke no. 6:
Chong1: (v.) to fill
Example: stroke no. 5:
Li3: (n.) rites
Example: stroke no. 2:
Nei4: (n.) interior
Example: stroke no. 4:
You3: (v.) to have
Example: stroke no. 3:
Wei2: (n.) being
Example: stroke no. 5:
Jun1: (adv.) all / (n.) equality
Example: stroke no. 12:
Ci4: (v.) to offer
Example: stroke no. 2:
Feng1: (n.) wind
Example: stroke no. 11:
Shu2: Who?
Example: stroke no. 5:
Huo4: ... or else....
Example: stroke no. 2:
Bi4: (v.) must