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Order of writing Chinese characters
Stroke order is the order in which the strokes of a Chinese character are written. A stroke is a movement of a writing instrument on a writing surface
Stroke_order
System for ordering Chinese surnames
surname stroke order (Chinese: 姓氏笔划排序) is a system for the collation of Chinese surnames. It arose as an impartial method of categorization of the order in
Surname_stroke_order
Smallest writing units of Chinese characters
orders by their strokes. Stroke-based sorting methods include Stroke-count sorting, Stroke-order sorting, Stroke-count-stroke-order sorting, and YES
Chinese_character_strokes
Topics referred to by the same term
Stroke order refers to the order in which the strokes of a Chinese character are written. Stroke order may also refer to: Hangul, whose letters have a
Stroke_order_(disambiguation)
Chinese standard for stroke-based sorting
The GB stroke-based order, full name GB13000.1 Character Set Chinese Character Order (Stroke-Based Order) (GB13000.1字符集汉字字序（笔画序）规范), is a standard released
GB_stroke-based_order
Character of the Japanese writing system
curved stroke on the right. The katakana オ is made with three strokes: At the top, a horizontal stroke from left to right. A downward vertical stroke cutting
O_(kana)
Chinese character sorting method
The YES stroke alphabetical order (Chinese: 一二三漢字筆順排檢法), also called YES stroke-order sorting, briefly YES order or YES sorting, is a Chinese character
YES_stroke_alphabetical_order
Character of the Japanese writing system
downward vertical stroke starting in the center of the first stroke. At the bottom, a horizontal stroke parallel to the first stroke, and touching the
E_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
made with three strokes: A vertical line on the left side with a small curve. A horizontal stroke near the center. A vertical stroke on the right at the
Ha_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
three strokes: At the top, a horizontal stroke from left to right. A downward vertical stroke starting above and in the center of the last stroke. At the
A_(kana)
Sorting method used in Chinese dictionaries
Stroke-based sorting, also called stroke-based ordering or stroke-based order, is one of the five sorting methods frequently used in modern Chinese dictionaries
Stroke-based_sorting
Character of the Japanese writing system
expected to distinguish one from the other without contextual clues. The stroke order is similar between hiragana and katakana. Full Braille representation
He_(kana)
Style of writing Chinese characters
including the linking of the strokes, simplification and merging strokes, adjustments to stroke order and the distribution of text of the work. One of the most
Semi-cursive_script
Character of the Japanese writing system
with one stroke. It resembles a hiragana る that continues with a double-humped ん shape underneath. The katakana ヱ is made with three strokes: A horizontal
We_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
a short vertical stroke, written from top to bottom. A similar stroke, but lower and positioned at the left. A broad angled stroke: beginning as a horizontal
U_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
is made in two strokes: At the top left, a curved vertical stroke, ending with a hook at the bottom. At the top right, a shorter stroke, slightly curving
I_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
kana, each of which represents one mora. The hiragana is written in one stroke, katakana in three. Both represent [ɾo] and both originate from the Chinese
Ro_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
hiragana is made in three strokes, while the katakana in two. Both represent [ma]. The hiragana ま is made with three strokes: An upper horizontal line
Ma_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
Japanese kana, each of which represent one mora. Both are written with two strokes and both represent the sound [ɾi] . Both originate from the character 利
Ri_(kana)
Japanese syllabary
by the sounds that make them up. The numbers and arrows indicate the stroke order and direction, respectively. In addition to fonts intended for Japanese
Katakana
Character of the Japanese writing system
kana, each of which represents one mora. The hiragana is made in four strokes, while the katakana in one. It represents the phoneme /hɯ/, although for
Fu_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
interchangeable with the katakana ツ゚. The Katakana ト is made from two strokes: A vertical stroke on in the center; A line pointing downwards towards the right
To_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
is made with three strokes: A vertical stroke from top to bottom. A short, horizontal stroke to the upper right of the first stroke, going from left to
Ni_(kana)
Way in which Chinese characters are sorted into a sequence
stroke counts, stroke forms, stroke orders, stroke combinations, stroke positions, etc. In this order, Chinese characters are sorted by their stroke count
Chinese_character_orders
Character of the Japanese writing system
especially to the grammatical subject. The Hiragana か is made with three strokes: A horizontal line which turns and ends in a hook facing left. A curved
Ka_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
kana, each of which represents one mora. The hiragana is written in two strokes, while the katakana is made in three. Both represent [mi]. Full Braille
Mi_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. The hiragana な is made in four strokes, the katakana ナ two. Both represent [na]. な and ナ originate from the man'yōgana
Na_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
Kangxi radical 丿, radical 4. To write の, begin slightly above the center, stroke downward diagonally, then round upward and continue curve around, leaving
No_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
kana, each of which represent one mora. The hiragana is written in one stroke; the katakana in two. Both represent the sound [ɾɯ] . The Ainu language
Ru_(kana)
Assembly of written information into a standard order
conventional sorting order for these characters.[citation needed] In addition, Chinese characters can also be sorted by stroke-based sorting. In Greater
Collation
Character of the Japanese writing system
Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. The hiragana is made in two strokes, while the katakana is made in four. Both represent [ne]. As a particle
Ne_(kana)
Letter of the Korean alphabet Hangul
the Haerye's stroke addition rule; if you add a stroke to ieung it becomes yennieung. This was considered somewhat unusual, as the stroke addition rule
Ieung
Character of the Japanese writing system
each representing one mora. Both hiragana and katakana are made in two strokes and represent [nɯ]. They are both derived from the Chinese character 奴
Nu_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
kana, each of which represents one mora. The hiragana is written in three strokes, while the katakana is written in two. Both represent [ja]. Their shapes
Ya_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
the various meanings of the verb haneru (撥ねる) is to "make an upward brush-stroke" when writing, which is a gesture that is involved in writing the kana ん
N_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
to be [i] in any case. The Hiragana ゐ is made with one stroke. It resembles the second stroke of the Hiragana ぬ, with an additional short horizontal line
Wi_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both can be written in two strokes, sometimes one for hiragana, and both are phonemically /hi/ although for
Hi_(kana)
Japanese syllabary
right and reading columns down. The numbers and arrows indicate the stroke order and direction respectively. Hiragana was added to the Unicode Standard
Hiragana
Character of the Japanese writing system
kana, which each represent one mora. Both versions are written with two strokes and have origins in the character 良; both characters represent the sound
Ra_(kana)
Chinese character input method
5-stroke input method) is a relatively simple Chinese input method for writing text on a computer or a mobile phone. It is based on the stroke order of
Stroke_count_method
Character of the Japanese writing system
Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. The hiragana is made in two strokes, while the katakana in three. Both represent [jo]. When small and preceded
Yo_(kana)
Semisyllabary used to transcribe Chinese
symbols Bopomofo is written in the same stroke order rule as Chinese characters. However, the amount of strokes can differ from the derived character and
Bopomofo
Character of the Japanese writing system
Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Both are made in four strokes and both represent [ho]. In the Sakhalin dialect of the Ainu language,
Ho_(kana)
Native alphabet of the Korean language
dotum or Gothic (고딕; Godik). Hangul adopted aspects of Chinese stroke order. Broadly, strokes of letters are written from top to bottom, left to right. ㄱ
Hangul
Number of strokes of a Chinese character
character, and according to its stroke order, e.g., by writing the character stroke by stroke (in one's mind). On the same stroke, the tip of the pen can only
Stroke_number
Character of the Japanese writing system
which represents one mora. Both versions of the kana are written in two strokes and represent [me]. Full Braille representation Computer encodings Look
Me_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Both are made in three strokes and both represent [mo]. モー is sometimes used as the onomatopoeia for cows
Mo_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
kana, which each represent one mora. The hiragana is written with three strokes, while the katakana is written with two. Both represent [mɯ]. In older
Mu_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
represents one mora. Both the hiragana and katakana forms are written in two strokes and represent the sound [jɯ]. When small and preceded by an -i kana, this
Yu_(kana)
Character of the Japanese writing system
kana, each of which represents one mora. The hiragana is written in two strokes, while katakana in one. Both represent the sound [ɾe] . The shapes of these
Re_(kana)
Abugida used for writing Burmese
⟨လ⟩, ⟨ဟ⟩, ⟨ဃ⟩, ⟨ဎ⟩, ⟨ဏ⟩. Some versions of stroke order may be slightly different. The Burmese stroke order can be learned from ⟨ပထမတန်း မြန်မာဖတ်စာ ၂၀၁၇-၂၀၁၈⟩
Burmese_alphabet
Internal combustion engine type
A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft
Four-stroke_engine
Calligraphy with Chinese script
does not clearly show the stroke order, but old versions, visible on the Kangxi Zidian p.41 clearly allow the stroke order to be determined. Zito, Angela
Chinese_calligraphy
Type of Chinese noodles
only three strokes instead of four according to Mainland Chinese stroke order, so the traditional character is written with only 57 strokes there. This
Biangbiang_noodles
Combination of four swimming styles into one race
swimmers in one relay race, each swimming one of the four strokes.[citation needed] The stroke order of the medley relay is different from that of the individual
Medley_swimming
26th letter of the three Georgian scripts
sometimes ღ(✿◠ᴗ◠)ღ Latin letter Ǧ Latin digraph Gh Cyrillic letter Ge with stroke Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georgian letter Ghan. Machavariani
Ghani_(letter)
Method for ordering Han characters
Stroke orders of CJK Unified Ideographs (YES order) is a list of stroke orders of the CJK Unified Ideographs sorted in YES order, a simpler alternative
Stroke orders of CJK Unified Ideographs (YES order)
Stroke_orders_of_CJK_Unified_Ideographs_(YES_order)
Minor form of stroke
can have major strokes, minor strokes, and silent strokes, in any order. The occurrence of a TIA is a risk factor for having a major stroke, and many people
Transient_ischemic_attack
Chinese standard for stroke-based sorting
Stroke Order Standard of GB 13000.1 Character Set, full name GB 13000.1 Character Set Chinese Character Stroke Order Standard (GF 3002-1999) (simplified
Stroke Order Standard of GB 13000.1 Character Set
Stroke_Order_Standard_of_GB_13000.1_Character_Set
Standardized kanji proficiency test in Japan
meanings, to use them correctly in sentences, and to identify their correct stroke order. Native speakers pass levels 10 through 7 at better than an 80% rate
Kanji_Kentei
Visual art related to writing
characters does not clearly show the stroke order, but old versions, visible on p. 41, clearly allow the stroke order to be determined. Li, J., ed. (n.d
Calligraphy
Standard stroke orders of PRC
criteria of the previous standards on stroke order, and carries on the rules of stroke order of the Standard stroke orders of commonly used characters in
Stroke Orders of the Commonly Used Standard Chinese Characters
Stroke_Orders_of_the_Commonly_Used_Standard_Chinese_Characters
Cyrillic letter used for /qʼ/ in Abkhaz
Ka with stroke (Ҟ ҟ; italics: Ҟ ҟ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It is formed from the Cyrillic letter Ka (К к) by adding a stroke through the upper
Ka_with_stroke
Writing the Chinese languages
script imposes a stroke order, which must be followed in order for the characters to be written correctly. Strictly speaking, this stroke order applies to the
Written_Chinese
Chinese characters used in Japanese writing
writing system Kanji of the year List of kanji by stroke count Radical (Chinese character) Stroke order Table of kanji radicals Rōmaji – method of writing
Kanji
Sequence of cylinder ignition in a piston engine
Four-stroke engines must also time the valve openings relative to the firing order, as the valves do not open and close on every stroke. Firing order affects
Firing_order
Numeral form used for counting
process of writing it using the conventional stroke-order system—i.e., the physical movements of the strokes have a distinct alternation right-down-right-down-right
Tally_marks
Golf competition handicap system
charge of a competition publish a Handicap Stroke Table indicating the order of holes at which handicap strokes are to be given. Normally the table is included
Stroke_Index
Device that uses compressed air to fire projectiles
(discussed below). Multi-stroke pneumatic air guns (also known as "multi-pump") use multiple pumpings to achieve variable power levels in order to adapt for both
Air_gun
Logographic writing system
At the most basic level, characters are composed of strokes that are written in a fixed order. Historically, methods of writing characters have included
Chinese_characters
Female ninja
characters that resemble the three strokes in the Japanese kanji character for "woman" (女, onna) in the following stroke order: "く" is a hiragana character
Kunoichi
Writing conventions of eastern Asian countries
each new column starting to the left of the preceding one. The stroke order and stroke direction of Chinese characters, Vietnamese chữ Nôm, Korean hangul
Horizontal and vertical writing in East Asian scripts
Horizontal_and_vertical_writing_in_East_Asian_scripts
Chinese character radical
is one of the 20 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 7 strokes. In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 361 characters (out of 49,030) to
Radical_159
Schemas to decompose Chinese characters
internal structure of Chinese characters, including their strokes, components, and the stroke order, and the location of each in the character's ideal square
Chinese character description languages
Chinese_character_description_languages
Chinese character radical
is one of the 29 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 6 strokes. In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 29 characters (out of 49,030) to be
Radical_146
Chinese character input method based on components
addresses), using a system similar to that of Cangjie, but is decomposed in stroke order instead of in geometric shape in Cangjie. On most keyboards in Taiwan
Dayi_method
Chinese radical "horse"
is one of the 8 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 10 strokes. In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 472 characters (out of 49,030) to
Radical_187
Three related alphabets used to write Georgian
labialization of the preceding consonant. The following table shows the stroke order and direction of each Mkhedruli letter: ზ, ო, and ხ (zeni, oni, khani)
Georgian_scripts
Demonstration of CJK character strokes
are used by calligraphers to practice how to write the eight most common strokes in regular script, using the fact that they are all present in the character
Eight_Principles_of_Yong
Time taken to make a mark
each delayed stroke to the correct character in the production sequence. The delayed stroke illustrates that knowing the temporal stroke order is not always
Delayed_stroke
important stroke-based sorting methods include stroke-count sorting, stroke-count-stroke-order sorting, GB stroke-based sorting and YES sorting. Strokes combine
Chinese_character_forms
Kangxi radical
"one" is one of the 6 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 1 stroke. It is the simplest Chinese character in the language due to consisting
Radical_1
but have different stroke orders. For example, in Japan, 必 is written with the top dot first, while the traditional stroke order writes the 丿 first.
Differences between Shinjitai and Simplified characters
Differences_between_Shinjitai_and_Simplified_characters
Stroke with no outward symptoms associated with stroke
A silent stroke (or asymptomatic cerebral infarction) is a stroke that does not have any outward symptoms associated with stroke, and the patient is typically
Silent_stroke
Rhythm exercise
short pattern of strokes, using John Pratt's logic that "the rudiments of drumming are strokes," in reference to the four basic drum strokes. Rudimental drumming
Drum_rudiment
System of Chinese character radicals
primarily sorted by stroke count. They are the most popular system of radicals for dictionaries that order characters by radical and stroke count. They are
Kangxi_radicals
United Kingdom charity
awarded the Order of the British Empire Medal (OBE) in the Queen's 2020 New Years Honours list, for services to stroke survivors. The Stroke Association
Stroke_Association
four-stroking to occur at a set high rpm, cutting engine speed and enriching lubrication. Two stroke engines rely on effective scavenging in order to operate
Four-stroking
Diff'rent Strokes is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and subsequently on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March
List of Diff'rent Strokes episodes
List_of_Diff'rent_Strokes_episodes
Chinese character radical
composed of 11 strokes. In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 131 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this radical. 麦 (7 strokes), the simplified
Radical_199
Chinese character radical
is one of the 11 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 9 strokes. In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 403 characters (out of 49,030) to
Radical_184
Chinese character radical
is one of the 11 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 9 strokes. In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 182 characters (out of 49,030) to
Radical_182
stroke count 5-7) because 乍 (stroke order ㇒㇐丨㇐㇐ (31211)) is ordered in front of 加 (stroke order ㇆㇓丨㇕㇐ (53251)). If the stroke order groups are still the same
2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations
2008_Summer_Olympics_Parade_of_Nations
Chinese character radical
addition, 䒑 is derived from the cursive form of 艹. Standard stroke order in Taiwan Chinese Stroke order in Simplified Chinese and Japanese The radical is also
Radical_140
Chinese character radical
composed of 4 strokes. When appearing at the left side of a Chinese character, it transforms into 牜, with the last two strokes switching their order and the
Radical_93
Chinese character radical
is one of the 29 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 6 strokes. The radical character transforms into 衤 when appearing at the left side
Radical_145
Chinese character radical
radical. Of the 214 radicals, Radical 9 is one of 23 which are composed of 2 strokes. When appearing at the left side of a Chinese character, it usually transforms
Radical_9
Official language of the country of Georgia
the name, pronunciation of each letter, and example words. Shows the stroke order of each letter. Permits drawing practice and has a quiz to learn the
Georgian_language
Chinese character radical
the 20 Kangxi radicals (out of a total of 214 radicals) composed of 7 strokes. In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 161 characters (out of 49,030) that
Radical_147
the stroke is the action of moving the oar through the water in order to propel the boat forward. The two fundamental reference points in the stroke are
Rowing_stroke
STROKE ORDER
STROKE ORDER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on or by a strip of land, Old English strīp.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English strong, strang ‘strong’, generally a nickname for a strong man but perhaps sometimes applied ironically to a weakling.French : translation of Trahand, a metonymic occupational name for a silkworker who drew out the thread from the cocoons (see Trahan).Translation of Ashkenazic Jewish Stark.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stroud.German (Ströde) : topographic name from a dialect word meaning ‘thicket’.
Boy/Male
English
Village
Boy/Male
English
Stone
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.North German (Ströker) : from an agent derivative of Struck.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : perhaps, as Reaney suggests, a variant of Strutt.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Striker (from the Old English byform strÄcian).
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : metonymic occupational name, from Middle English, Old French trone ‘weighing machine’.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant of Stock.Probably an Americanized form of Stokke.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places throughout England named from Middle English stoke. The exact sense in individual cases is not clear; it seems to have meant originally merely ‘place’, and to have been used mainly for an outlying hamlet or dependent settlement.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places, for example in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, and Suffolk, so called from Old English stÅw, a word akin to stoc (see Stoke), with the specialized meaning ‘meeting place’, frequently referring to a holy place or church. Places in Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, and Staffordshire having this origin use the spelling Stowe, but the spelling difference cannot be relied on as an indication of locality of origin. The final -e in part represents a trace of the Old English dative inflection.Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.A John Stowe settled in Roxbury, MA, and took the freeman’s oath in 1634.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stoke.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from any of the numerous places called Stoke.Dutch : occupational name for a stoker, Middle Dutch stokere, or from the same word in the sense ‘fire raiser’, ‘arsonist’.Scottish : occupational name for a trumpeter, Gaelic stocaire, an agent derivative of stoc ‘Gaelic trumpet’. The name is borne by a sept of the McFarlanes.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English stork ‘stork’, hence a nickname for a thin man with long legs, or perhaps occasionally a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a stork. In Yorkshire, where the name is most frequent, it may be a habitational name from a place so named (now known as Storkhill), near Beverley.North German : nickname for someone thought to resemble a stork, Middle Low German stork.German : habitational name from a place so named in Hesse.
Surname or Lastname
English (southern)
English (southern) : habitational name from places in Gloucestershire and Middlesex, so named from Old English strÅd ‘marshy ground overgrown with brushwood’. Strood in Kent is named with the same word, and some examples of the surname are no doubt derived from this term in independent use.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an agent derivative of Middle English strike(n) ‘to stroke, smooth’, applied as an occupational name for someone whose job was to fill level measures of grain by passing a flat stick over the brim of the measure, thus removing any heaped excess.
Boy/Male
English
From the village.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name from Middle English strike, the stick used by a Striker.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English stride ‘(long) pace’ (from stride(n) ‘to walk with long steps’), presumably a nickname for someone with long legs or whose gait had a purposeful air, although Reaney and Wilson suggest it may also have been a topographic name for someone who lived by a crossing point over a stream, presumably no wider than a stride. They cite as an example a place known as The Strid, in North Yorkshire.
STROKE ORDER
STROKE ORDER
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, Jamaican
Bright; Like a Lion; Brilliant; Clever; Feminine Form of Leo; Lion
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Tamil
Fragrance
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Love for Elevation
Biblical
excelling; height
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, Hindu, Indian, Latin, Tamil
King; Principal One; Member of Royal Family; Love; Chief; First
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Anglo-Norman French gerner ‘granary’ (Old French grenier, from Late Latin granarium, a derivative of granum ‘grain’). It may have been a topographic name for someone who lived near a barn or granary, or a metonymic occupational name for someone in charge of the stores kept in a granary.English : variant of Warner 1, from a central Old French form.English : reduced form of Gardener.South German : from an agent derivative of Middle High German garn ‘thread’; by extension, an occupational name for a fisherman.Altered spelling of Gerner.
Girl/Female
British, Celtic, English, French, German, Irish, Welsh
Fair; Lady; Princess; Fair Lady
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon English Spanish Gaelic
Elfin.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Shiner
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v. i.
To strike with a long stroke.
v. t.
The rate of succession of stroke; as, a quick stroke.
v. t.
The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided; -- called also stroke oar.
v. t.
To strike.
imp. & p. p.
of Stroke
v. t.
To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat.
v. t.
To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.
v. t.
To make a sudden impression upon, as by a blow; to affect sensibly with some strong emotion; as, to strike the mind, with surprise; to strike one with wonder, alarm, dread, or horror.
v. t.
A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy.
n.
A stroke.
n.
An accidental or a slyly given stroke.
v. t.
To lower; to let or take down; to remove; as, to strike sail; to strike a flag or an ensign, as in token of surrender; to strike a yard or a topmast in a gale; to strike a tent; to strike the centering of an arch.
v. t.
A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke.
v. t.
To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes; as, the clock strikes twelve; the drums strike up a march.
v. t.
To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
v. t.
A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death.
a.
Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat.
v. t.
To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light.
v. t.
The rower who pulls the stroke oar; the strokesman.