Read Edit View history Discussion 刅 chuāng to create Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts using a knife (刀) to cut through thorns (i.e. clearing away brambles). Based on the original meaning "knife wound", now written as 刱 and 創. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas chuāng × 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 刅 Simp strokes 刅 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts thorns. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 刅 Simp strokes 刅 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 刅 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 199, 647 ], [ 231, 635 ], [ 261, 632 ], [ 672, 706 ], [ 692, 700 ], [ 718, 675 ], [ 680, 360 ], [ 661, 277 ], [ 622, 170 ], [ 602, 142 ], [ 570, 119 ], [ 458, 194 ] ], [ [ 440, 638 ], [ 468, 615 ], [ 476, 592 ], [ 442, 468 ], [ 386, 346 ], [ 332, 264 ], [ 284, 210 ], [ 202, 136 ], [ 115, 73 ] ], [ [ 282, 478 ], [ 253, 407 ], [ 214, 344 ] ], [ [ 734, 488 ], [ 834, 420 ], [ 857, 394 ], [ 877, 346 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 468 650 Q 553 668 639 676 Q 664 677 669 665 Q 679 643 675 586 Q 659 378 619 266 Q 598 196 575 175 Q 562 163 537 171 Q 500 186 465 200 Q 440 209 457 184 Q 506 126 534 80 Q 544 55 568 61 Q 593 65 622 100 Q 706 190 732 535 Q 738 611 765 658 Q 784 683 774 695 Q 755 717 714 735 Q 684 750 653 735 Q 557 698 412 676 Q 285 657 212 659 Q 190 662 188 649 Q 187 637 212 620 Q 243 598 273 607 Q 354 629 433 643 L 468 650 Z", "M 433 643 Q 432 639 433 633 Q 454 473 309 279 Q 222 177 111 79 Q 104 72 110 68 Q 119 65 131 71 Q 317 167 398 316 Q 446 392 487 520 Q 502 557 520 594 Q 527 606 521 616 Q 509 637 468 650 C 440 661 432 664 433 643 Z", "M 271 483 Q 244 441 211 404 Q 187 376 199 342 Q 203 323 225 333 Q 273 357 287 424 Q 297 455 294 479 Q 290 488 285 490 Q 276 490 271 483 Z", "M 734 468 Q 783 422 843 355 Q 859 334 876 329 Q 885 328 893 339 Q 906 352 893 399 Q 884 441 809 473 Q 761 492 735 500 Q 725 506 723 493 Q 723 478 734 468 Z" ] } 4 strokes 刅 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 199, 647 ], [ 231, 635 ], [ 261, 632 ], [ 672, 706 ], [ 692, 700 ], [ 718, 675 ], [ 680, 360 ], [ 661, 277 ], [ 622, 170 ], [ 602, 142 ], [ 570, 119 ], [ 458, 194 ] ], [ [ 440, 638 ], [ 468, 615 ], [ 476, 592 ], [ 442, 468 ], [ 386, 346 ], [ 332, 264 ], [ 284, 210 ], [ 202, 136 ], [ 115, 73 ] ], [ [ 282, 478 ], [ 253, 407 ], [ 214, 344 ] ], [ [ 734, 488 ], [ 834, 420 ], [ 857, 394 ], [ 877, 346 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 468 650 Q 553 668 639 676 Q 664 677 669 665 Q 679 643 675 586 Q 659 378 619 266 Q 598 196 575 175 Q 562 163 537 171 Q 500 186 465 200 Q 440 209 457 184 Q 506 126 534 80 Q 544 55 568 61 Q 593 65 622 100 Q 706 190 732 535 Q 738 611 765 658 Q 784 683 774 695 Q 755 717 714 735 Q 684 750 653 735 Q 557 698 412 676 Q 285 657 212 659 Q 190 662 188 649 Q 187 637 212 620 Q 243 598 273 607 Q 354 629 433 643 L 468 650 Z", "M 433 643 Q 432 639 433 633 Q 454 473 309 279 Q 222 177 111 79 Q 104 72 110 68 Q 119 65 131 71 Q 317 167 398 316 Q 446 392 487 520 Q 502 557 520 594 Q 527 606 521 616 Q 509 637 468 650 C 440 661 432 664 433 643 Z", "M 271 483 Q 244 441 211 404 Q 187 376 199 342 Q 203 323 225 333 Q 273 357 287 424 Q 297 455 294 479 Q 290 488 285 490 Q 276 490 271 483 Z", "M 734 468 Q 783 422 843 355 Q 859 334 876 329 Q 885 328 893 339 Q 906 352 893 399 Q 884 441 809 473 Q 761 492 735 500 Q 725 506 723 493 Q 723 478 734 468 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.