Stroke order is not decoration — it determines how the character looks handwritten and how dictionaries index it.
The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 丨 is filed under 丨 (line) — radical number 2 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.
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丨 means Number One, Line, Rod Radical (no. 2).
丨 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) こん、し、じょ、にょ; kun'yomi (native Japanese) すす.む、しりぞ.く.
丨 is written with 1 stroke. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.
The radical of 丨 is 丨 (line), radical number 2 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.
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