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How to write Happiness to the whole family (He Jia Xing Fu, 阖家幸福)

A wish for a whole household, good on a card to a family. 4 characters, 44 strokes.

Stroke order, character by character

Whole (hé, 阖)

13 strokes

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  1. Dot (diǎn, 点): A short press, usually down to the right
  2. Vertical (shù, 竖): Top to bottom
  3. Horizontal-turn-hook (héng zhé gōu, 横折钩): Right, turn down, and end with a hook to the left
  4. Horizontal (héng, 横): Left to right, rising very slightly
  5. Vertical (shù, 竖): Top to bottom
  6. Horizontal (héng, 横): Left to right, rising very slightly
  7. Left-falling then turn (piě zhé, 撇折): Down to the left, then turn up to the right
  8. Dot (diǎn, 点): A short press, usually down to the right
  9. Vertical (shù, 竖): Top to bottom
  10. Horizontal-turn (héng zhé, 横折): Left to right, then turn sharply down
  11. Vertical (shù, 竖): Top to bottom
  12. Vertical (shù, 竖): Top to bottom
  13. Horizontal (héng, 横): Left to right, rising very slightly

Family (jiā, 家)

10 strokes

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  1. Dot (diǎn, 点): A short press, usually down to the right
  2. Dot (diǎn, 点): A short press, usually down to the right
  3. Horizontal hook (héng gōu, 横钩): Left to right, then a small hook down to the left
  4. Horizontal (héng, 横): Left to right, rising very slightly
  5. Left-falling (piě, 撇): Down and to the left, lifting the brush as you go
  6. Curved hook (wān gōu, 弯钩): Down in a gentle curve, then a small hook to the left
  7. Left-falling (piě, 撇): Down and to the left, lifting the brush as you go
  8. Left-falling (piě, 撇): Down and to the left, lifting the brush as you go
  9. Left-falling (piě, 撇): Down and to the left, lifting the brush as you go
  10. Right-falling (nà, 捺): Down and to the right, pressing harder, then lift to a point

Fortunate (xìng, 幸)

8 strokes

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  1. Horizontal (héng, 横): Left to right, rising very slightly
  2. Vertical (shù, 竖): Top to bottom
  3. Horizontal (héng, 横): Left to right, rising very slightly
  4. Dot (diǎn, 点): A short press, usually down to the right
  5. Left-falling (piě, 撇): Down and to the left, lifting the brush as you go
  6. Horizontal (héng, 横): Left to right, rising very slightly
  7. Horizontal (héng, 横): Left to right, rising very slightly
  8. Vertical (shù, 竖): Top to bottom

Blessed (fú, 福)

13 strokes

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  1. Dot (diǎn, 点): A short press, usually down to the right
  2. Horizontal then left-falling (héng piě, 横撇): Left to right, then sweep down to the left
  3. Vertical (shù, 竖): Top to bottom
  4. Dot (diǎn, 点): A short press, usually down to the right
  5. Horizontal (héng, 横): Left to right, rising very slightly
  6. Vertical (shù, 竖): Top to bottom
  7. Horizontal-turn (héng zhé, 横折): Left to right, then turn sharply down
  8. Horizontal (héng, 横): Left to right, rising very slightly
  9. Vertical (shù, 竖): Top to bottom
  10. Horizontal-turn (héng zhé, 横折): Left to right, then turn sharply down
  11. Horizontal (héng, 横): Left to right, rising very slightly
  12. Vertical (shù, 竖): Top to bottom
  13. Horizontal (héng, 横): Left to right, rising very slightly

More greetings to write

Stroke shapes and order from Make Me a Hanzi, as packaged by Hanzi Writer, used under the Arphic Public License. Stroke names checked by hand, character by character.