Read Edit View history 兮 xī exclamatory particle Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Origin unclear. Likely depicts two lines of air (八) blowing through branches (丂), indicating the sound of wind. Possibly similar in origin to 乎. 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 Likely depicts two lines of air. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 兮 Simp strokes 兮 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Likely 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.