Read Edit View history 买 mǎi HSK1 buy Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of money (貝) coming out of a netted bag (网). The simplified character 买 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 買. Pinyin Separate values with commas mǎi × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 買 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 买 Simp strokes 买 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Shorthand for the 貝 component in the traditional character 買. Shells were used as currency in ancient China. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 买 Simp strokes 买 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 买 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 240, 682 ], [ 263, 674 ], [ 293, 674 ], [ 538, 718 ], [ 684, 734 ], [ 724, 718 ], [ 743, 691 ], [ 666, 596 ] ], [ [ 343, 597 ], [ 404, 553 ], [ 415, 536 ] ], [ [ 272, 493 ], [ 347, 448 ], [ 379, 405 ] ], [ [ 178, 298 ], [ 234, 288 ], [ 410, 317 ], [ 765, 355 ], [ 845, 335 ] ], [ [ 484, 637 ], [ 520, 616 ], [ 543, 582 ], [ 518, 353 ], [ 503, 287 ], [ 475, 216 ], [ 430, 151 ], [ 364, 96 ], [ 295, 59 ], [ 186, 23 ] ], [ [ 540, 276 ], [ 541, 262 ], [ 654, 169 ], [ 734, 90 ], [ 762, 47 ], [ 773, 9 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 303 652 Q 432 691 628 711 Q 665 715 679 713 Q 697 700 694 692 Q 694 691 661 607 Q 654 594 661 589 Q 668 585 686 598 Q 743 641 791 657 Q 831 673 829 682 Q 828 692 752 746 Q 730 762 651 749 Q 528 733 347 705 Q 298 698 248 692 Q 214 689 235 671 Q 268 643 303 652 Z", "M 337 580 Q 388 517 416 516 Q 429 515 436 535 Q 437 548 427 570 Q 417 585 393 592 Q 356 607 341 609 Q 331 610 331 598 Q 330 589 337 580 Z", "M 295 450 Q 323 428 351 399 Q 364 386 381 387 Q 391 387 397 401 Q 401 416 392 445 Q 386 464 355 479 Q 279 504 268 499 Q 264 495 264 482 Q 268 472 295 450 Z", "M 538 311 Q 613 318 832 318 Q 854 318 859 328 Q 866 341 847 356 Q 792 398 748 390 Q 670 374 547 354 L 487 345 Q 345 329 182 308 Q 158 307 176 287 Q 192 272 211 266 Q 235 259 253 265 Q 352 290 463 303 Q 470 304 479 305 L 538 311 Z", "M 531 287 Q 534 299 538 311 L 547 354 Q 547 414 572 539 Q 576 563 587 588 Q 594 601 584 609 Q 565 628 525 646 Q 501 658 482 651 Q 460 644 477 624 Q 508 590 506 556 Q 505 430 488 347 Q 487 346 487 345 L 479 305 Q 440 167 304 88 Q 261 64 197 35 Q 182 31 179 26 Q 173 20 190 16 Q 208 15 271 31 Q 317 41 384 79 Q 435 107 466 148 Q 500 191 522 257 L 531 287 Z", "M 522 257 Q 622 160 740 22 Q 756 0 771 -6 Q 781 -7 789 3 Q 802 16 792 63 Q 779 141 531 287 C 505 302 501 278 522 257 Z" ] } 6 strokes 买 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 240, 682 ], [ 263, 674 ], [ 293, 674 ], [ 538, 718 ], [ 684, 734 ], [ 724, 718 ], [ 743, 691 ], [ 666, 596 ] ], [ [ 343, 597 ], [ 404, 553 ], [ 415, 536 ] ], [ [ 272, 493 ], [ 347, 448 ], [ 379, 405 ] ], [ [ 178, 298 ], [ 234, 288 ], [ 410, 317 ], [ 765, 355 ], [ 845, 335 ] ], [ [ 484, 637 ], [ 520, 616 ], [ 543, 582 ], [ 518, 353 ], [ 503, 287 ], [ 475, 216 ], [ 430, 151 ], [ 364, 96 ], [ 295, 59 ], [ 186, 23 ] ], [ [ 540, 276 ], [ 541, 262 ], [ 654, 169 ], [ 734, 90 ], [ 762, 47 ], [ 773, 9 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 303 652 Q 432 691 628 711 Q 665 715 679 713 Q 697 700 694 692 Q 694 691 661 607 Q 654 594 661 589 Q 668 585 686 598 Q 743 641 791 657 Q 831 673 829 682 Q 828 692 752 746 Q 730 762 651 749 Q 528 733 347 705 Q 298 698 248 692 Q 214 689 235 671 Q 268 643 303 652 Z", "M 337 580 Q 388 517 416 516 Q 429 515 436 535 Q 437 548 427 570 Q 417 585 393 592 Q 356 607 341 609 Q 331 610 331 598 Q 330 589 337 580 Z", "M 295 450 Q 323 428 351 399 Q 364 386 381 387 Q 391 387 397 401 Q 401 416 392 445 Q 386 464 355 479 Q 279 504 268 499 Q 264 495 264 482 Q 268 472 295 450 Z", "M 538 311 Q 613 318 832 318 Q 854 318 859 328 Q 866 341 847 356 Q 792 398 748 390 Q 670 374 547 354 L 487 345 Q 345 329 182 308 Q 158 307 176 287 Q 192 272 211 266 Q 235 259 253 265 Q 352 290 463 303 Q 470 304 479 305 L 538 311 Z", "M 531 287 Q 534 299 538 311 L 547 354 Q 547 414 572 539 Q 576 563 587 588 Q 594 601 584 609 Q 565 628 525 646 Q 501 658 482 651 Q 460 644 477 624 Q 508 590 506 556 Q 505 430 488 347 Q 487 346 487 345 L 479 305 Q 440 167 304 88 Q 261 64 197 35 Q 182 31 179 26 Q 173 20 190 16 Q 208 15 271 31 Q 317 41 384 79 Q 435 107 466 148 Q 500 191 522 257 L 531 287 Z", "M 522 257 Q 622 160 740 22 Q 756 0 771 -6 Q 781 -7 789 3 Q 802 16 792 63 Q 779 141 531 287 C 505 302 501 278 522 257 Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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