Read Edit View history 函 hán HSK7 envelop, case Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of an arrow inside a quiver. Based on the original meaning "quiver, arrow case". The meaning later shifted to "case", "box", "envelop" and "letter". Pinyin Separate values with commas hán × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts an inverted arrow. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 函 Simp strokes 函 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Used here to depict a quiver. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 函 Simp strokes 函 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 函 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 343, 707 ], [ 365, 696 ], [ 397, 692 ], [ 592, 744 ], [ 625, 742 ], [ 640, 732 ], [ 653, 714 ], [ 640, 693 ], [ 547, 595 ], [ 537, 596 ] ], [ [ 480, 595 ], [ 504, 585 ], [ 528, 562 ], [ 548, 518 ], [ 564, 434 ], [ 564, 324 ], [ 551, 274 ], [ 519, 238 ], [ 437, 274 ] ], [ [ 317, 515 ], [ 403, 477 ], [ 431, 445 ] ], [ [ 287, 287 ], [ 341, 286 ], [ 471, 389 ] ], [ [ 733, 602 ], [ 749, 583 ], [ 754, 563 ], [ 636, 458 ] ], [ [ 633, 383 ], [ 740, 319 ], [ 771, 270 ] ], [ [ 180, 413 ], [ 223, 361 ], [ 228, 242 ], [ 212, 102 ], [ 213, 89 ], [ 224, 83 ], [ 244, 82 ], [ 554, 147 ], [ 699, 166 ], [ 800, 171 ], [ 818, 189 ] ], [ [ 835, 436 ], [ 852, 423 ], [ 879, 379 ], [ 856, 154 ], [ 840, 82 ], [ 837, 11 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 543 581 Q 652 674 701 689 Q 720 695 715 711 Q 712 727 647 766 Q 628 776 605 769 Q 538 747 437 722 Q 410 715 348 719 Q 324 720 332 700 Q 339 687 358 675 Q 389 657 423 676 Q 585 733 603 721 Q 616 714 609 700 Q 572 651 528 592 C 510 568 520 562 543 581 Z", "M 528 592 Q 518 599 504 604 Q 485 610 475 604 Q 463 597 477 585 Q 538 543 539 393 Q 540 330 525 291 Q 512 269 483 274 Q 458 278 435 282 Q 425 285 429 274 Q 433 267 448 257 Q 482 227 492 205 Q 502 189 516 191 Q 529 192 553 217 Q 607 275 589 426 Q 577 547 543 581 L 528 592 Z", "M 340 484 Q 371 463 407 438 Q 420 428 433 431 Q 442 432 445 444 Q 448 457 437 482 Q 430 501 397 512 Q 322 530 312 523 Q 308 519 310 508 Q 314 499 340 484 Z", "M 285 300 Q 273 296 274 286 Q 275 273 286 268 Q 311 259 346 250 Q 356 250 365 261 Q 374 279 451 354 Q 461 364 468 374 Q 478 384 476 393 Q 469 397 459 391 Q 395 354 313 310 Q 303 304 285 300 Z", "M 713 564 Q 700 543 627 461 Q 617 446 633 449 Q 687 477 751 521 Q 770 534 792 544 Q 813 553 803 570 Q 791 586 767 601 Q 745 614 733 612 Q 721 611 724 598 Q 727 582 713 564 Z", "M 634 366 Q 683 329 742 276 Q 758 260 771 257 Q 778 257 785 266 Q 794 279 779 316 Q 766 359 632 393 Q 623 397 623 386 Q 624 374 634 366 Z", "M 827 194 Q 508 173 268 114 Q 237 107 244 142 Q 251 239 257 342 Q 261 370 248 388 Q 229 407 199 423 Q 184 430 172 426 Q 159 420 170 398 Q 213 310 202 219 Q 195 132 161 94 Q 139 73 147 56 Q 160 37 181 24 Q 197 14 209 24 Q 224 40 264 57 Q 436 108 616 135 Q 781 160 816 145 Q 817 146 820 146 C 850 142 857 196 827 194 Z", "M 820 146 Q 816 122 808 104 Q 790 74 823 7 Q 833 -12 849 2 Q 879 33 885 136 Q 909 335 915 351 Q 918 361 923 370 Q 933 389 921 405 Q 897 424 857 448 Q 842 457 827 450 Q 817 446 820 429 Q 853 380 827 194 L 820 146 Z" ] } 8 strokes 函 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 343, 707 ], [ 365, 696 ], [ 397, 692 ], [ 592, 744 ], [ 625, 742 ], [ 640, 732 ], [ 653, 714 ], [ 640, 693 ], [ 547, 595 ], [ 537, 596 ] ], [ [ 480, 595 ], [ 504, 585 ], [ 528, 562 ], [ 548, 518 ], [ 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553 217 Q 607 275 589 426 Q 577 547 543 581 L 528 592 Z", "M 340 484 Q 371 463 407 438 Q 420 428 433 431 Q 442 432 445 444 Q 448 457 437 482 Q 430 501 397 512 Q 322 530 312 523 Q 308 519 310 508 Q 314 499 340 484 Z", "M 285 300 Q 273 296 274 286 Q 275 273 286 268 Q 311 259 346 250 Q 356 250 365 261 Q 374 279 451 354 Q 461 364 468 374 Q 478 384 476 393 Q 469 397 459 391 Q 395 354 313 310 Q 303 304 285 300 Z", "M 713 564 Q 700 543 627 461 Q 617 446 633 449 Q 687 477 751 521 Q 770 534 792 544 Q 813 553 803 570 Q 791 586 767 601 Q 745 614 733 612 Q 721 611 724 598 Q 727 582 713 564 Z", "M 634 366 Q 683 329 742 276 Q 758 260 771 257 Q 778 257 785 266 Q 794 279 779 316 Q 766 359 632 393 Q 623 397 623 386 Q 624 374 634 366 Z", "M 827 194 Q 508 173 268 114 Q 237 107 244 142 Q 251 239 257 342 Q 261 370 248 388 Q 229 407 199 423 Q 184 430 172 426 Q 159 420 170 398 Q 213 310 202 219 Q 195 132 161 94 Q 139 73 147 56 Q 160 37 181 24 Q 197 14 209 24 Q 224 40 264 57 Q 436 108 616 135 Q 781 160 816 145 Q 817 146 820 146 C 850 142 857 196 827 194 Z", "M 820 146 Q 816 122 808 104 Q 790 74 823 7 Q 833 -12 849 2 Q 879 33 885 136 Q 909 335 915 351 Q 918 361 923 370 Q 933 389 921 405 Q 897 424 857 448 Q 842 457 827 450 Q 817 446 820 429 Q 853 380 827 194 L 820 146 Z" ] } 8 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.