<p>Chinese calligraphy has 5 major styles (字體) - 篆書(大篆、小篆)、隸書、楷書、行書、草書(章、今草)等五種. In another word, a Chinese word has more than one way to write/express on paper.</p>
<p><strong>木</strong> - 楷書
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<p><strong>Other styles:</strong></p>
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2022-05-01T15:26:33.523Z
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<p>I'm learning on how to write basic Chinese characters and have some basic familiarity with some of the variants across Simplified and Traditional form. For some characters, such as 茶 (tea), I see a couple of variations with the bottom radical.</p>
<p>Can someone explain the differences or the rules between them? Specifically, why is the &quot;wood&quot; radical written differently: one with/without a hook (shu/shugou) and the last two strokes are connected/separate.</p>
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2022-05-01T09:17:42.360Z
It might be a simplified 荼, which is not the same word as 茶
Tang Ho
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What are the reasons for multiple variants on how to write 茶 (tea)?
# What are the reasons for multiple variants on how to write 茶 (tea)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-05-01)

I'm learning on how to write basic Chinese characters and have some basic familiarity with some of the variants across Simplified and Traditional form. For some characters, such as 茶 (tea), I see a couple of variations with the bottom radical.

Can someone explain the differences or the rules between them? Specifically, why is the "wood" radical written differently: one with/without a hook (shu/shugou) and the last two strokes are connected/separate.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/phAkN.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/phAkN.png)
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/LttoV.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/LttoV.png)
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/tsaGz.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/tsaGz.png)
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/4Z9JO.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/4Z9JO.jpg)

**Tags:** stroke-order, strokes

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It might be a simplified 荼, which is not the same word as 茶  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2022-05-01. Score: 2

Chinese calligraphy has 5 major styles (字體) - 篆書(大篆、小篆)、隸書、楷書、行書、草書(章、今草)等五種. In another word, a Chinese word has more than one way to write/express on paper.

**木** - 楷書
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/uLcQs.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/uLcQs.png)

**Other styles:**

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/5PH4K.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/5PH4K.png)


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