Read Edit View history Discussion 兮 xī exclamatory particle Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Same origin as 乎. Depicts wind rustling through a tree branch (丂). Based on the original meaning "exhale, shout". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas xī × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts lines of airflow from the wind. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 兮 Simp strokes 兮 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a tree branch. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 兮 Simp strokes 兮 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 兮 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 340, 688 ], [ 354, 666 ], [ 360, 639 ], [ 280, 522 ], [ 180, 432 ], [ 86, 378 ] ], [ [ 490, 806 ], [ 535, 790 ], [ 561, 766 ], [ 649, 641 ], [ 716, 560 ], [ 798, 489 ], [ 874, 473 ], [ 989, 463 ] ], [ [ 311, 467 ], [ 368, 461 ], [ 568, 501 ], [ 609, 506 ], [ 650, 500 ] ], [ [ 425, 448 ], [ 451, 421 ], [ 394, 322 ], [ 390, 294 ], [ 416, 287 ], [ 531, 315 ], [ 573, 316 ], [ 610, 289 ], [ 611, 244 ], [ 598, 176 ], [ 567, 95 ], [ 537, 49 ], [ 511, 25 ], [ 499, 19 ], [ 391, 76 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 327 685 Q 318 558 147 431 Q 132 428 75 380 Q 65 367 81 368 Q 105 368 140 387 Q 251 448 321 535 Q 364 587 404 628 Q 417 640 405 657 Q 365 700 340 701 Q 327 701 327 685 Z", "M 485 799 Q 545 769 580 707 Q 700 508 781 446 Q 808 434 974 454 Q 996 457 995 463 Q 995 469 974 474 Q 809 519 744 577 Q 653 668 570 783 Q 548 814 511 815 Q 484 816 482 809 Q 478 802 485 799 Z", "M 467 457 Q 545 475 642 486 Q 652 485 661 498 Q 662 510 639 519 Q 609 540 533 516 Q 511 512 490 506 Q 427 491 316 477 Q 288 473 310 456 Q 343 432 393 443 Q 405 446 419 448 L 467 457 Z", "M 358 234 Q 404 268 497 291 Q 534 301 555 295 Q 577 288 581 251 Q 574 166 533 99 Q 517 71 501 65 Q 489 62 405 78 Q 387 85 386 78 Q 386 71 399 60 Q 442 20 471 -18 Q 481 -30 493 -29 Q 509 -29 528 -15 Q 586 39 621 157 Q 646 274 651 279 Q 663 292 652 305 Q 634 321 594 338 Q 573 347 548 338 Q 517 326 492 321 Q 461 314 424 307 Q 411 306 418 317 Q 466 393 483 410 Q 498 423 489 440 Q 480 449 467 457 C 443 476 420 478 419 448 Q 418 448 419 447 Q 428 413 379 341 Q 366 322 329 298 Q 311 282 313 265 Q 314 249 331 234 Q 344 222 358 234 Z" ] } 4 strokes 兮 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 340, 688 ], [ 354, 666 ], [ 360, 639 ], [ 280, 522 ], [ 180, 432 ], [ 86, 378 ] ], [ [ 490, 806 ], [ 535, 790 ], [ 561, 766 ], [ 649, 641 ], [ 716, 560 ], [ 798, 489 ], [ 874, 473 ], [ 989, 463 ] ], [ [ 311, 467 ], [ 368, 461 ], [ 568, 501 ], [ 609, 506 ], [ 650, 500 ] ], [ [ 425, 448 ], [ 451, 421 ], [ 394, 322 ], [ 390, 294 ], [ 416, 287 ], [ 531, 315 ], [ 573, 316 ], [ 610, 289 ], [ 611, 244 ], [ 598, 176 ], [ 567, 95 ], [ 537, 49 ], [ 511, 25 ], [ 499, 19 ], [ 391, 76 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 327 685 Q 318 558 147 431 Q 132 428 75 380 Q 65 367 81 368 Q 105 368 140 387 Q 251 448 321 535 Q 364 587 404 628 Q 417 640 405 657 Q 365 700 340 701 Q 327 701 327 685 Z", "M 485 799 Q 545 769 580 707 Q 700 508 781 446 Q 808 434 974 454 Q 996 457 995 463 Q 995 469 974 474 Q 809 519 744 577 Q 653 668 570 783 Q 548 814 511 815 Q 484 816 482 809 Q 478 802 485 799 Z", "M 467 457 Q 545 475 642 486 Q 652 485 661 498 Q 662 510 639 519 Q 609 540 533 516 Q 511 512 490 506 Q 427 491 316 477 Q 288 473 310 456 Q 343 432 393 443 Q 405 446 419 448 L 467 457 Z", "M 358 234 Q 404 268 497 291 Q 534 301 555 295 Q 577 288 581 251 Q 574 166 533 99 Q 517 71 501 65 Q 489 62 405 78 Q 387 85 386 78 Q 386 71 399 60 Q 442 20 471 -18 Q 481 -30 493 -29 Q 509 -29 528 -15 Q 586 39 621 157 Q 646 274 651 279 Q 663 292 652 305 Q 634 321 594 338 Q 573 347 548 338 Q 517 326 492 321 Q 461 314 424 307 Q 411 306 418 317 Q 466 393 483 410 Q 498 423 489 440 Q 480 449 467 457 C 443 476 420 478 419 448 Q 418 448 419 447 Q 428 413 379 341 Q 366 322 329 298 Q 311 282 313 265 Q 314 249 331 234 Q 344 222 358 234 Z" ] } 4 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.