Read Edit View history 丐 gài HSK7 beggar Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts the blade of a knife. Similar in origin to 亡 and 方. Based on the original meaning "cut". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas gài × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 匃 × Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 丐 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 203, 709 ], [ 256, 701 ], [ 437, 732 ], [ 755, 767 ], [ 836, 748 ] ], [ [ 464, 710 ], [ 496, 680 ], [ 491, 431 ], [ 473, 408 ] ], [ [ 531, 574 ], [ 540, 566 ], [ 560, 565 ], [ 697, 592 ], [ 733, 589 ] ], [ [ 269, 567 ], [ 283, 556 ], [ 300, 528 ], [ 266, 348 ], [ 318, 348 ], [ 445, 380 ], [ 659, 412 ], [ 708, 403 ], [ 734, 379 ], [ 720, 288 ], [ 687, 150 ], [ 666, 82 ], [ 652, 57 ], [ 627, 31 ], [ 602, 21 ], [ 497, 95 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 511 719 Q 610 731 821 732 Q 843 732 848 741 Q 854 754 836 769 Q 779 809 739 801 Q 580 768 205 720 Q 183 717 200 699 Q 215 684 234 679 Q 256 673 274 678 Q 359 702 457 713 L 511 719 Z", "M 513 407 Q 516 486 521 553 L 523 582 Q 526 654 529 674 Q 538 698 511 719 C 489 739 450 742 457 713 Q 466 680 468 575 Q 467 511 466 399 C 466 369 512 377 513 407 Z", "M 521 553 Q 566 537 611 550 Q 660 560 712 570 Q 736 576 739 579 Q 749 588 743 596 Q 736 608 706 615 Q 675 619 644 607 Q 619 600 590 592 Q 559 585 523 582 C 493 579 493 562 521 553 Z", "M 279 310 Q 387 367 643 391 Q 674 392 686 382 Q 705 360 695 319 Q 679 228 638 108 Q 628 83 607 70 Q 598 67 511 97 Q 493 107 491 98 Q 490 88 508 70 Q 551 21 568 -19 Q 587 -53 613 -34 Q 671 3 695 55 Q 710 95 750 295 Q 759 341 781 361 Q 797 377 790 388 Q 778 401 728 428 Q 701 443 626 424 Q 569 417 513 407 L 466 399 Q 387 386 316 368 Q 292 365 298 380 Q 314 479 332 520 Q 339 536 329 548 Q 313 564 296 571 Q 272 581 263 576 Q 254 570 261 556 Q 279 514 253 403 Q 246 388 221 361 Q 211 346 219 334 Q 229 322 250 306 Q 262 297 279 310 Z" ] } 4 strokes 丐 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 203, 709 ], [ 256, 701 ], [ 437, 732 ], [ 755, 767 ], [ 836, 748 ] ], [ [ 464, 710 ], [ 496, 680 ], [ 491, 431 ], [ 473, 408 ] ], [ [ 531, 574 ], [ 540, 566 ], [ 560, 565 ], [ 697, 592 ], [ 733, 589 ] ], [ [ 269, 567 ], [ 283, 556 ], [ 300, 528 ], [ 266, 348 ], [ 318, 348 ], [ 445, 380 ], [ 659, 412 ], [ 708, 403 ], [ 734, 379 ], [ 720, 288 ], [ 687, 150 ], [ 666, 82 ], [ 652, 57 ], [ 627, 31 ], [ 602, 21 ], [ 497, 95 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 511 719 Q 610 731 821 732 Q 843 732 848 741 Q 854 754 836 769 Q 779 809 739 801 Q 580 768 205 720 Q 183 717 200 699 Q 215 684 234 679 Q 256 673 274 678 Q 359 702 457 713 L 511 719 Z", "M 513 407 Q 516 486 521 553 L 523 582 Q 526 654 529 674 Q 538 698 511 719 C 489 739 450 742 457 713 Q 466 680 468 575 Q 467 511 466 399 C 466 369 512 377 513 407 Z", "M 521 553 Q 566 537 611 550 Q 660 560 712 570 Q 736 576 739 579 Q 749 588 743 596 Q 736 608 706 615 Q 675 619 644 607 Q 619 600 590 592 Q 559 585 523 582 C 493 579 493 562 521 553 Z", "M 279 310 Q 387 367 643 391 Q 674 392 686 382 Q 705 360 695 319 Q 679 228 638 108 Q 628 83 607 70 Q 598 67 511 97 Q 493 107 491 98 Q 490 88 508 70 Q 551 21 568 -19 Q 587 -53 613 -34 Q 671 3 695 55 Q 710 95 750 295 Q 759 341 781 361 Q 797 377 790 388 Q 778 401 728 428 Q 701 443 626 424 Q 569 417 513 407 L 466 399 Q 387 386 316 368 Q 292 365 298 380 Q 314 479 332 520 Q 339 536 329 548 Q 313 564 296 571 Q 272 581 263 576 Q 254 570 261 556 Q 279 514 253 403 Q 246 388 221 361 Q 211 346 219 334 Q 229 322 250 306 Q 262 297 279 310 Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.