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Summary: Get tips on how to write the number five in Chinese calligraphy in this free video clip on Asian calligraphy and language.
"So, after the vertical stroke comes the left slant. So, basically the stroke is like that and in different angles. Sometimes it could be a little, a little bit steeper and sometimes it's a longer stroke, sometimes it's just a very short stroke. So, that's called in Chinese pie. So, even in the character pie itself there are many left slant strokes. This is one, this is another, here is another, but that one is not. It goes actually outwards; that's a different stroke."
eHow Article: How to Write the Number '5' in Chinese Calligraphy