在
zài at, to be somewhere
6 strokes
Where the shape comes from
土, earth, with strokes above it. Being on the ground, in a place.
土earth
Write it
Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.
Press Watch to see the stroke order.
Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.
Three words that use it
现在xiànzàinow
在家zài jiāat home
正在zhèngzàiright now
Watch out
The mistake people make
It does two different jobs: a place before a noun, and an action in progress before a verb.