Read Edit View history 佈 bù HSK3 announce, spread Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 亻represents the meaning and 布 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas bù × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 布 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 佈 Simp strokes 佈 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 佈 Simp strokes 佈 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 佈 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 304, 825 ], [ 329, 800 ], [ 339, 771 ], [ 297, 690 ], [ 169, 507 ], [ 102, 429 ], [ 43, 379 ] ], [ [ 220, 529 ], [ 223, 500 ], [ 241, 469 ], [ 243, 433 ], [ 239, 199 ], [ 226, 74 ], [ 232, 21 ] ], [ [ 373, 585 ], [ 428, 581 ], [ 666, 633 ], [ 832, 658 ], [ 901, 643 ] ], [ [ 523, 827 ], [ 560, 801 ], [ 570, 786 ], [ 537, 660 ], [ 498, 549 ], [ 446, 440 ], [ 400, 370 ], [ 339, 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650 42 648 113 Q 645 173 646 401 L 647 428 Q 650 455 656 488 Q 660 504 645 514 Q 614 536 598 538 Q 585 542 570 533 Q 561 526 569 515 Q 590 470 592 417 L 593 390 Z" ] } 7 strokes 佈 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 298, 832 ], [ 341, 765 ], [ 198, 545 ], [ 40, 378 ] ], [ [ 212, 531 ], [ 242, 467 ], [ 226, 11 ] ], [ [ 370, 587 ], [ 432, 582 ], [ 827, 658 ], [ 908, 645 ] ], [ [ 516, 831 ], [ 573, 784 ], [ 493, 539 ], [ 406, 380 ], [ 279, 248 ] ], [ [ 447, 401 ], [ 465, 302 ], [ 453, 142 ] ], [ [ 474, 397 ], [ 746, 437 ], [ 805, 414 ], [ 803, 239 ], [ 783, 182 ], [ 760, 175 ], [ 692, 224 ] ], [ [ 573, 527 ], [ 620, 485 ], [ 619, -93 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M221,537Q272,598 326,681Q356,730 381,755Q391,765 387,781Q383,794 353,820Q325,841 305,841Q284,840 293,815Q306,781 293,753Q251,659 189,572Q129,488 48,397Q38,387 34,380Q30,367 46,370Q85,374 193,504C212,526 212,526 221,537Z", "M193,504Q196,495 201,488Q234,421 214,229Q207,174 193,115Q178,66 215,18Q216,15 220,12Q239,-4 251,24Q266,66 266,114Q262,387 270,449Q277,477 267,488Q249,510 235,524Q228,531 221,537C211,547 188,517 193,504Z", "M540,587Q690,627 887,628Q908,628 913,638Q917,650 901,662Q850,698 813,686Q741,667 616,640Q585,634 553,627C513,620 513,620 493,616Q435,606 375,594Q354,591 371,575Q384,563 403,559Q422,555 438,560Q457,567 478,572C519,582 519,582 540,587Z", "M454,408Q508,498 540,587C549,614 549,614 553,627Q554,634 558,642Q589,741 611,772Q621,785 616,796Q603,826 547,840Q531,847 513,838Q503,828 512,816Q536,791 528,742Q513,670 493,616C483,587 483,587 478,572Q450,496 415,435Q373,365 277,258Q267,242 278,240Q284,239 297,247Q369,293 433,377C447,398 447,398 454,408Z", "M471,401Q462,405 454,408C442,413 431,389 433,377Q454,296 430,223Q411,190 439,149C443,145 443,145 445,143Q452,131 460,137Q487,156 487,307Q487,353 489,368C491,380 483,396 471,401Z", "M646,401Q701,414 732,416Q754,417 761,409Q774,399 774,360Q773,323 772,276Q772,243 761,229Q754,219 732,225Q722,225 709,226Q693,232 687,225Q683,221 698,209Q740,166 764,133Q777,120 796,126Q808,130 818,157Q839,200 837,252Q833,367 844,406Q851,422 844,431Q772,474 737,453Q701,441 647,428C610,421 610,421 592,417Q540,410 471,401C459,399 477,363 489,368Q492,372 593,390C628,397 628,397 646,401Z", "M593,390Q594,275 593,111Q590,-69 610,-93Q616,-100 623,-98Q639,-88 643,-31Q650,42 648,113Q645,173 646,401C647,419 647,419 647,428Q650,455 656,488Q660,504 645,514Q614,536 598,538Q585,542 570,533Q561,526 569,515Q590,470 592,417C593,399 593,399 593,390Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations 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.