Read Edit View history 兄 xiōng HSK4 elder brother Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a mouth on top of a person, representing an older brother giving orders. Pinyin Separate values with commas xiōng ×xiong × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 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 兄 Simp strokes 兄 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 兄 Simp strokes 兄 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 兄 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 275, 711 ], [ 304, 688 ], [ 314, 669 ], [ 368, 444 ] ], [ [ 331, 710 ], [ 357, 698 ], [ 601, 744 ], [ 643, 732 ], [ 670, 702 ], [ 667, 691 ], [ 624, 567 ], [ 589, 538 ] ], [ [ 388, 484 ], [ 399, 476 ], [ 586, 512 ], [ 650, 507 ] ], [ [ 355, 398 ], [ 376, 358 ], [ 347, 283 ], [ 312, 224 ], [ 240, 143 ], [ 154, 80 ], [ 120, 66 ] ], [ [ 511, 472 ], [ 539, 455 ], [ 547, 441 ], [ 534, 261 ], [ 542, 158 ], [ 565, 117 ], [ 611, 88 ], [ 702, 67 ], [ 770, 67 ], [ 828, 75 ], [ 883, 96 ], [ 916, 124 ], [ 920, 295 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 322 712 Q 310 716 283 720 Q 270 723 267 718 Q 260 711 270 694 Q 307 622 329 503 Q 333 467 355 444 Q 374 422 379 438 Q 382 448 382 460 L 380 491 Q 379 503 376 516 Q 349 640 343 678 C 338 708 338 708 322 712 Z", "M 642 526 Q 679 649 723 681 Q 744 703 727 724 Q 642 796 573 762 Q 468 731 322 712 C 292 708 313 674 343 678 Q 353 678 574 718 Q 599 722 610 712 Q 623 699 618 674 Q 602 596 581 534 C 572 505 633 497 642 526 Z", "M 542 484 Q 587 491 648 497 Q 658 498 660 507 Q 660 514 642 526 C 618 543 610 541 581 534 Q 469 506 380 491 C 350 486 352 465 382 460 Q 394 457 407 460 Q 444 470 504 478 L 542 484 Z", "M 340 394 Q 346 244 127 78 Q 103 68 115 59 Q 142 49 239 114 Q 320 166 394 313 Q 404 332 417 351 Q 426 360 421 371 Q 414 381 385 401 Q 363 414 353 413 Q 340 410 340 394 Z", "M 966 138 Q 950 172 930 280 Q 929 296 921 302 Q 914 306 910 286 Q 885 174 864 137 Q 825 94 700 102 Q 651 106 613 124 Q 579 142 570 164 Q 543 228 580 431 Q 589 464 542 484 C 516 499 497 507 504 478 Q 504 474 507 463 Q 520 420 516 378 Q 503 194 517 143 Q 521 113 548 89 Q 639 10 843 41 Q 853 44 865 46 Q 913 59 959 91 Q 981 109 966 138 Z" ] } 5 strokes 兄 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 275, 711 ], [ 304, 688 ], [ 314, 669 ], [ 368, 444 ] ], [ [ 331, 710 ], [ 357, 698 ], [ 601, 744 ], [ 643, 732 ], [ 670, 702 ], [ 667, 691 ], [ 624, 567 ], [ 589, 538 ] ], [ [ 388, 484 ], [ 399, 476 ], [ 586, 512 ], [ 650, 507 ] ], [ [ 355, 398 ], [ 376, 358 ], [ 347, 283 ], [ 312, 224 ], [ 240, 143 ], [ 154, 80 ], [ 120, 66 ] ], [ [ 511, 472 ], [ 539, 455 ], [ 547, 441 ], [ 534, 261 ], [ 542, 158 ], [ 565, 117 ], [ 611, 88 ], [ 702, 67 ], [ 770, 67 ], [ 828, 75 ], [ 883, 96 ], [ 916, 124 ], [ 920, 295 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 322 712 Q 310 716 283 720 Q 270 723 267 718 Q 260 711 270 694 Q 307 622 329 503 Q 333 467 355 444 Q 374 422 379 438 Q 382 448 382 460 L 380 491 Q 379 503 376 516 Q 349 640 343 678 C 338 708 338 708 322 712 Z", "M 642 526 Q 679 649 723 681 Q 744 703 727 724 Q 642 796 573 762 Q 468 731 322 712 C 292 708 313 674 343 678 Q 353 678 574 718 Q 599 722 610 712 Q 623 699 618 674 Q 602 596 581 534 C 572 505 633 497 642 526 Z", "M 542 484 Q 587 491 648 497 Q 658 498 660 507 Q 660 514 642 526 C 618 543 610 541 581 534 Q 469 506 380 491 C 350 486 352 465 382 460 Q 394 457 407 460 Q 444 470 504 478 L 542 484 Z", "M 340 394 Q 346 244 127 78 Q 103 68 115 59 Q 142 49 239 114 Q 320 166 394 313 Q 404 332 417 351 Q 426 360 421 371 Q 414 381 385 401 Q 363 414 353 413 Q 340 410 340 394 Z", "M 966 138 Q 950 172 930 280 Q 929 296 921 302 Q 914 306 910 286 Q 885 174 864 137 Q 825 94 700 102 Q 651 106 613 124 Q 579 142 570 164 Q 543 228 580 431 Q 589 464 542 484 C 516 499 497 507 504 478 Q 504 474 507 463 Q 520 420 516 378 Q 503 194 517 143 Q 521 113 548 89 Q 639 10 843 41 Q 853 44 865 46 Q 913 59 959 91 Q 981 109 966 138 Z" ] } 5 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.