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5^. In writing the contracted form of the 85th radical, the lowest dot 

 should be drawn up in a point towards the highest. 



57. The 25th radical in these characters must be upright, and placed 

 immediately under what is above. 



58. The o2d radical in these must be erect, and the perpendicular stroke 

 in a line with the perpendicular stroke below. 



59. Where characters consist of a great number of small uneven parts, 

 care must be taken lest they become confused. 



60. Where the strokes are thickly placed, more care is required in 

 writing them. 



61. The descending stroke must be thick at top, and diminish towards 

 the bottom. 



62. The descending stroke should be of nearly equal thickness throughout. 



63. Though the lines of these be inclined, " the heart of each character 

 must be centrical." 



64. The lines should all be straight and strong. 



Q5. The body of these characters should be of a long shape, and the 

 strokes rather slender. 



66. These should be of a dwarfish shape, and the strokes rather thick, 

 partly because there are few of them. 



67. The oblique strokes which cover in what is below must balance 

 each other. 



6S The foregoing rule also applies when they are in the middle of the 

 character. 



G9. Though the lines in these should be thick, let them not be clumsy. 



70. Though in these the strokes should be rather long, let them not be 

 meagre. 



71. Where there are but few of them, the lines should be thick. 



72. Where there are many strokes, let them be small, and equally 

 blended. 



73. Where the same character is thrice repeated in a compound, each 

 must be nearly of a size with the rest. 



74. Where the strokes, from their number and form, are involved, care 

 must be taken lest they become confused. 



75. The horizontal line below must meet, and be carried a little beyond, 

 the descending stroke to the right. 



76. Let the hook below be strongly indicated. 



