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