Read Edit View history Discussion 刃 rèn knife edge Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a knife. Similar to 刀 (knife), with an added dot marking where the blade is. Pinyin Separate values with commas rèn × 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 刃 Simp strokes 刃 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts where the knife blade is. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 刃 Simp strokes 刃 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 刃 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 259, 647 ], [ 291, 635 ], [ 321, 632 ], [ 732, 706 ], [ 752, 700 ], [ 778, 675 ], [ 740, 360 ], [ 721, 277 ], [ 682, 170 ], [ 662, 142 ], [ 630, 119 ], [ 518, 194 ] ], [ [ 500, 638 ], [ 528, 615 ], [ 536, 592 ], [ 502, 468 ], [ 446, 346 ], [ 392, 264 ], [ 344, 210 ], [ 262, 136 ], [ 175, 73 ] ], [ [ 342, 478 ], [ 313, 407 ], [ 274, 344 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 528 650 Q 613 668 699 676 Q 724 677 729 665 Q 739 643 735 586 Q 719 378 679 266 Q 658 196 635 175 Q 622 163 597 171 Q 560 186 525 200 Q 500 209 517 184 Q 566 126 594 80 Q 604 55 628 61 Q 653 65 682 100 Q 766 190 792 535 Q 798 611 825 658 Q 844 683 834 695 Q 815 717 774 735 Q 744 750 713 735 Q 617 698 472 676 Q 345 657 272 659 Q 250 662 248 649 Q 247 637 272 620 Q 303 598 333 607 Q 414 629 493 643 L 528 650 Z", "M 493 643 Q 492 639 493 633 Q 514 473 369 279 Q 282 177 171 79 Q 164 72 170 68 Q 179 65 191 71 Q 377 167 458 316 Q 506 392 547 520 Q 562 557 580 594 Q 587 606 581 616 Q 569 637 528 650 C 500 661 492 664 493 643 Z", "M 331 483 Q 304 441 271 404 Q 247 376 259 342 Q 263 323 285 333 Q 333 357 347 424 Q 357 455 354 479 Q 350 488 345 490 Q 336 490 331 483 Z" ] } 3 strokes 刃 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 259, 647 ], [ 291, 635 ], [ 321, 632 ], [ 732, 706 ], [ 752, 700 ], [ 778, 675 ], [ 740, 360 ], [ 721, 277 ], [ 682, 170 ], [ 662, 142 ], [ 630, 119 ], [ 518, 194 ] ], [ [ 500, 638 ], [ 528, 615 ], [ 536, 592 ], [ 502, 468 ], [ 446, 346 ], [ 392, 264 ], [ 344, 210 ], [ 262, 136 ], [ 175, 73 ] ], [ [ 342, 478 ], [ 313, 407 ], [ 274, 344 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 528 650 Q 613 668 699 676 Q 724 677 729 665 Q 739 643 735 586 Q 719 378 679 266 Q 658 196 635 175 Q 622 163 597 171 Q 560 186 525 200 Q 500 209 517 184 Q 566 126 594 80 Q 604 55 628 61 Q 653 65 682 100 Q 766 190 792 535 Q 798 611 825 658 Q 844 683 834 695 Q 815 717 774 735 Q 744 750 713 735 Q 617 698 472 676 Q 345 657 272 659 Q 250 662 248 649 Q 247 637 272 620 Q 303 598 333 607 Q 414 629 493 643 L 528 650 Z", "M 493 643 Q 492 639 493 633 Q 514 473 369 279 Q 282 177 171 79 Q 164 72 170 68 Q 179 65 191 71 Q 377 167 458 316 Q 506 392 547 520 Q 562 557 580 594 Q 587 606 581 616 Q 569 637 528 650 C 500 661 492 664 493 643 Z", "M 331 483 Q 304 441 271 404 Q 247 376 259 342 Q 263 323 285 333 Q 333 357 347 424 Q 357 455 354 479 Q 350 488 345 490 Q 336 490 331 483 Z" ] } 3 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.