<p>It is written differently in its radical form indeed, as it often happens with radicals.</p>
<p>Another website showing decompositions is Wiktionary, e.g.: <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%88%AB" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%88%AB</a></p>
<p>According to Wiktionary, in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam (see the GHTV mark):
爫 = ⿱丿⺍<br />
⺍ = ⿲丶丶丿<br />
=&gt; 爫 = ⿱丿⿲丶丶丿</p>
<p>While in Japan and Korea (JK for Japan and Korea):<br />
爫 = ⿱丿⿲丿丶丶</p>
<p>So, depending on the country,<br />
爫 is either 丿丶丶丿 (in GHTV)<br />
or 丿丿丶丶 (in JK).</p>
<p>This is unfortunately normal situation: stroke order differs not only between radical and standalone forms but also from country to country.<br />
In English there are differences in spelling, too, e.g.: threater vs. theatre.</p>
<p><strong>Update on 爫 = ⿱丿⺍</strong><br />
Wiktionary does say this, but the character is not displayed correctly due to browser-unicode-font limitations. See the screenshot:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/o8fnX.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/o8fnX.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>

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yes ! this website is normally very useful !  but in that case, they write :  " 爫 (radical 87, 爪+0, 4 strokes, cangjie input 竹火 (HF) or X竹火 (XHF), composition ⿱丿(GHTV) or ⿱丿⿲丿丶丶(JK)) "   giving below the first 丿 piě  another  丿 piě  followed by two 丶 diǎn   :('  i am puzzled
faure
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2021-09-02T10:27:30.940Z
According to Wiktionary, in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam (see the GHTV mark):   
爫 = ⿱丿⺍ .   

⺍ = ⿲丶丶丿.    

=> 爫 = ⿱丿⿲丶丶丿.  


While in Japan and Korea (JK for Japan and Korea):  

爫 = ⿱丿⿲丿丶丶.  


So, depending on the country,   

爫 is either 丿丶丶丿 (in GHTV)   

or 丿丿丶丶 (in JK).   
  

This is unfortunately normal situation: stroke order differs not only between radical and standalone forms but also from country to country.  
In English there are differences in spelling, too, e.g.: threater vs. theatre.
Leonid
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2021-09-04T16:16:09.477Z
Thank you very much.  The website https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/爫 doesn't give 爫 = ⿱丿⺍ . ⺍ = ⿲丶丶丿. => 爫 = ⿱丿⿲丶丶丿  but i think in mainland China   丶丶丿 is the right writing  :-)
faure
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2021-09-05T13:06:13.083Z
Wiktionary actually does say this, but the character is not displayed correctly due to browser-unicode-font limitations. Updated the answer above with the screenshot.
Also https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%F0%AD%95%84 says ⿲丶丶丿
Leonid
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Leonid
<p>爫 is written in a different way than 爪 when it is used as a component in a character.
I would be sure that 丿 piě  丶 diǎn 丶 diǎn 丿 piě is the correct draw.<br />
爪 is written 丿 piě  丿 piě   丨 shù  ㇏ nà    according to archchinese.com</p>
<p>Is there a usefull website where the strokes for most common components are described  ?</p>

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2021-09-01T11:57:59.810Z
Not pretty sure about simplified Chinese, but there is a website for traditional Chinese maintained by the Taiwanese government. https://dict.mini.moe.edu.tw/SearchIndex/word_detail?wordID=D0001193&breadcrumbs=Search_%E7%88%AA_one&dictSearchField=%E7%88%AA
hpwww
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2021-09-02T08:50:32.023Z
they have no result for 爫  :-(  and they give 小  for ⺍   !   very strange taiwanese website...
faure
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2021-09-03T09:06:00.007Z
Of course, because 爫 is not a complete word... You should search for a word that has 爫.
hpwww
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my website 打有 gives  采，菜，浮，觅，乳， 受，滔，妥，摇，遥，谣，印 (in that one 爫 is turned 90 °).  your website doesn't give the nature of stroke, if the last in 爫, on the right, is a 丿 piě or a  丶 diǎn.  :-(
faure
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what is the nature of strokes of 爫
# what is the nature of strokes of 爫

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-08-31)

爫 is written in a different way than 爪 when it is used as a component in a character.
I would be sure that 丿 piě 丶 diǎn 丶 diǎn 丿 piě is the correct draw.  
爪 is written 丿 piě 丿 piě 丨 shù ㇏ nà according to archchinese.com

Is there a usefull website where the strokes for most common components are described ?

**Tags:** handwriting, stroke-order, strokes

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Not pretty sure about simplified Chinese, but there is a website for traditional Chinese maintained by the Taiwanese government. https://dict.mini.moe.edu.tw/SearchIndex/word_detail?wordID=D0001193&breadcrumbs=Search_%E7%88%AA_one&dictSearchField=%E7%88%AA  
> **username_0**: they have no result for 爫  :-(  and they give 小  for ⺍   !   very strange taiwanese website...  
> **username_1**: Of course, because 爫 is not a complete word... You should search for a word that has 爫.  
> **username_0**: my website 打有 gives  采，菜，浮，觅，乳， 受，滔，妥，摇，遥，谣，印 (in that one 爫 is turned 90 °).  your website doesn't give the nature of stroke, if the last in 爫, on the right, is a 丿 piě or a  丶 diǎn.  :-(  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2021-09-01. Score: 2

It is written differently in its radical form indeed, as it often happens with radicals.

Another website showing decompositions is Wiktionary, e.g.: <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%88%AB>

According to Wiktionary, in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam (see the GHTV mark):
爫 = ⿱丿⺍  
⺍ = ⿲丶丶丿  
=> 爫 = ⿱丿⿲丶丶丿

While in Japan and Korea (JK for Japan and Korea):  
爫 = ⿱丿⿲丿丶丶

So, depending on the country,  
爫 is either 丿丶丶丿 (in GHTV)  
or 丿丿丶丶 (in JK).

This is unfortunately normal situation: stroke order differs not only between radical and standalone forms but also from country to country.  
In English there are differences in spelling, too, e.g.: threater vs. theatre.

**Update on 爫 = ⿱丿⺍**  
Wiktionary does say this, but the character is not displayed correctly due to browser-unicode-font limitations. See the screenshot:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/o8fnX.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/o8fnX.png)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: yes ! this website is normally very useful !  but in that case, they write :  " 爫 (radical 87, 爪+0, 4 strokes, cangjie input 竹火 (HF) or X竹火 (XHF), composition ⿱丿(GHTV) or ⿱丿⿲丿丶丶(JK)) "   giving below the first 丿 piě  another  丿 piě  followed by two 丶 diǎn   :('  i am puzzled  
> **username_2**: According to Wiktionary, in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam (see the GHTV mark):    爫 = ⿱丿⺍ .     ⺍ = ⿲丶丶丿.      => 爫 = ⿱丿⿲丶丶丿.     While in Japan and Korea (JK for Japan and Korea):    爫 = ⿱丿⿲丿丶丶.     So, depending on the country,     爫 is either 丿丶丶丿 (in GHTV)     or 丿丿丶丶 (in JK).        This is unfortunately normal situation: stroke order differs not only between radical and standalone forms but also from country to country.   In English there are differences in spelling, too, e.g.: threater vs. theatre.  
> **username_0**: Thank you very much.  The website https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/爫 doesn't give 爫 = ⿱丿⺍ . ⺍ = ⿲丶丶丿. => 爫 = ⿱丿⿲丶丶丿  but i think in mainland China   丶丶丿 is the right writing  :-)  
> **username_2**: Wiktionary actually does say this, but the character is not displayed correctly due to browser-unicode-font limitations. Updated the answer above with the screenshot. Also https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%F0%AD%95%84 says ⿲丶丶丿  

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