Stroke order is not decoration — it determines how the character looks handwritten and how dictionaries index it.
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The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 莝 is filed under 艸 (grass) — radical number 140 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.
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莝 means To Chop Straw Fine For Animals.
莝 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) さ; kun'yomi (native Japanese) きりわら.
莝 is written with 10 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.
The radical of 莝 is 艸 (grass), radical number 140 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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