When your child starts to learn the written form of the Chinese language it is good you know where your little ones to start.
Below are the six root strokes that your child must start with. They will help your child to step on the journey of learning Chinese with an easy and relaxed starting point.
These six root strokes are named héng shù piě nà diǎn tí which are descriptive of the directions for each root stroke. With knowing these six root strokes your child can start to make up some of the simplest Chinese characters like bā八(eight) and shí 十(ten).
Now can you play with your child and try to construct a few more simple Chinese characters?

tí: the 6th root stroke
The tí, the 6th of the 6 Root Strokes in Written Chinese, is easy to recognize and easy to readout.

diǎn: the 5th root stroke
The diǎn, the 2nd of the 6 Root Strokes in Written Chinese, is easy to recognize and easy to readout.

nà: the 4th root stroke
The nà, the 4th of the 6 Root Strokes in Written Chinese, is easy to recognize and easy to readout.

piě: the 3rd root stroke
The piě, the 3rd of the 6 Root Strokes in Written Chinese, is easy to recognize and easy to readout.

shù: the 2nd root stroke
The shù, the 2nd of the 6 Root Strokes in Written Chinese, is easy to recognize and easy to readout.

héng: the 1st root stroke
The héng, the 1st of the 6 Root Strokes in Written Chinese, is easy to recognize and easy to readout.
