Chinese (Mandarin)/How To Study Chinese/Stroke Order

General Rules
 * Top before bottom
 * Left before right

In case of order conflict


 * left before top horizontal
 * bottom horizontal last
 * center stroke before wings
 * horizontal before intersecting vertical stroke
 * left falling before right falling (ex. Pie before Ti)
 * Minor strokes last

Some online Chinese dictionaries have stroke order animations for all the Chinese characters - a good one is Arch Chinese