磔 zhé ㄓㄜˊ

  • old term for the right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大 dà ㄉㄚˋ ), now called 捺 nà ㄋㄚˋ
  • sound made by birds (onom.)
  • (literary) to dismember (form of punishment)
  • to spread

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 磔 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.