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. 亅 is filed under 亅 (hook) — radical number 6 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.
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亅 means Feathered Stick, Barb Radical (no. 6).
亅 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) けつ; kun'yomi (native Japanese) かぎ.
亅 is written with 1 stroke. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.
The radical of 亅 is 亅 (hook), radical number 6 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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