CJK Stroke HZ

It marks one stroke that runs horizontally, then turns down. The Mandarin name 横折/橫折 means “horizontal turn.” Because the pen changes direction without lifting, the path remains one stroke.

Primers and practice slips from the Han dynasty taught turning strokes alongside horizontal, vertical, dot, and falling strokes. The standalone mark gives that older stroke vocabulary a technical label for character analysis and indexing.

For ㇕ in 口, the Chinese character for “mouth,” look at the upper-right stroke. Fonts may draw the standalone mark differently, so its role inside a character is a steadier guide than its small outline.

How do I type ㇕?

Enter the standalone mark with Unicode input. Stroke-based Chinese input methods enter full Han characters, so the individual stroke may have no key.

With a stroke-based method, enter the complete stroke sequence for the character you want, then select its candidate.