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. 黹 is filed under 黹 (embroidery) — radical number 204 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.
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黹 means Sewing Radical (no. 204).
黹 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) ち; kun'yomi (native Japanese) ぬう、ぬいとり.
黹 is written with 12 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.
The radical of 黹 is 黹 (embroidery), radical number 204 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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