I don't know how to determine which way a drop would go when it's presented. The book doesn't specify for each kanji the directions of the strokes, it just clarifies the order. Here's an example of what I mean: which way do these "drops" go?
1- 千
2 - 丸
3 -寸
4 -博
(in order, those key words are thousand, round, measurement, Dr.)
Do the stroke's starting place depend on which part of the stroke is thickest, and the smaller strokes are just a blob, so for "blobs" you just go from up to down if you're using a pencil instead of a brush?
The way I thought I understood was that the "drop" stroke goes like this:
(drop stroke is the first one) 千 right to left (and up to down)
(drop stroke is the last one) 丸 down to up/right to left??? doesn't seem right tho.
(drop stroke is the last one) 寸 up to down
(drop stroke is the ninth one and the last one) 博 up to down, and up to down
I am getting confused and changing my opinion as I write. Please help me!
