Read Edit View history 务 wù HSK2 business Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 務. Phonosemantic compound. 矛 represents the sound, while 攵 and 力 both represent the meaning. The traditional component 矛 was removed for simplification. Pinyin Separate values with commas wu ×wù × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 務 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 务 Simp strokes 务 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint 攵 is a component form of 攴. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 务 Simp strokes 务 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 务 Simp strokes 务 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 务 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 427, 838 ], [ 446, 815 ], [ 455, 788 ], [ 354, 651 ], [ 260, 559 ], [ 220, 533 ] ], [ [ 433, 699 ], [ 498, 703 ], [ 594, 730 ], [ 634, 725 ], [ 644, 707 ], [ 611, 644 ], [ 558, 568 ], [ 460, 463 ], [ 400, 417 ], [ 303, 362 ], [ 205, 327 ], [ 165, 322 ] ], [ [ 393, 619 ], [ 424, 612 ], [ 456, 595 ], [ 560, 507 ], [ 638, 450 ], [ 758, 386 ], [ 847, 380 ], [ 957, 383 ] ], [ [ 269, 257 ], [ 323, 247 ], [ 624, 304 ], [ 650, 305 ], [ 668, 297 ], [ 685, 277 ], [ 660, 157 ], [ 637, 86 ], [ 608, 35 ], [ 575, 8 ], [ 536, 30 ], [ 484, 73 ] ], [ [ 482, 398 ], [ 509, 361 ], [ 483, 267 ], [ 447, 185 ], [ 405, 117 ], [ 349, 52 ], [ 277, -9 ], [ 231, -39 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 441 715 Q 445 733 487 766 Q 499 778 497 791 Q 496 804 470 829 Q 448 850 429 851 Q 410 851 416 830 Q 423 805 413 786 Q 380 722 333 664 Q 287 609 226 549 Q 216 540 212 534 Q 208 524 221 525 Q 281 532 426 697 L 441 715 Z", "M 565 534 Q 607 583 651 647 Q 670 674 697 691 Q 713 698 714 707 Q 714 720 686 739 Q 652 764 637 766 Q 625 766 613 759 Q 526 723 460 716 Q 447 716 441 715 C 411 713 399 710 426 697 Q 441 685 472 681 Q 508 681 572 708 Q 591 712 599 705 Q 603 701 582 658 Q 558 612 521 566 L 496 536 Q 373 398 168 328 Q 158 325 158 320 Q 158 316 166 315 Q 232 305 355 363 Q 358 366 363 367 Q 438 404 536 501 L 565 534 Z", "M 536 501 Q 710 342 752 338 Q 821 338 928 366 Q 965 375 962 385 Q 961 389 921 399 Q 716 436 632 490 Q 599 511 565 534 L 521 566 Q 505 579 487 595 Q 444 632 408 628 Q 389 627 387 621 Q 386 614 403 604 Q 433 591 453 571 Q 474 556 496 536 L 536 501 Z", "M 512 264 Q 561 274 608 279 Q 633 282 638 273 Q 647 258 639 222 Q 623 119 595 76 Q 574 45 546 52 Q 518 65 493 79 Q 468 92 482 62 Q 527 7 546 -35 Q 564 -57 584 -42 Q 653 0 693 160 Q 705 236 732 267 Q 747 280 741 293 Q 731 306 674 335 Q 652 345 629 332 Q 604 319 526 302 L 459 288 Q 365 272 283 269 Q 264 269 260 259 Q 257 250 284 236 Q 311 217 333 225 Q 393 241 447 251 L 512 264 Z", "M 447 251 Q 399 118 227 -33 Q 220 -42 226 -44 Q 235 -47 246 -41 Q 390 28 454 144 Q 484 192 512 264 L 526 302 Q 536 330 551 356 Q 558 366 552 377 Q 545 387 512 404 Q 488 417 478 413 Q 465 409 467 393 Q 474 344 459 288 L 447 251 Z" ] } 5 strokes 务 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 427, 838 ], [ 446, 815 ], [ 455, 788 ], [ 354, 651 ], [ 260, 559 ], [ 220, 533 ] ], [ [ 433, 699 ], [ 498, 703 ], [ 594, 730 ], [ 634, 725 ], [ 644, 707 ], [ 611, 644 ], [ 558, 568 ], [ 460, 463 ], [ 400, 417 ], [ 303, 362 ], [ 205, 327 ], [ 165, 322 ] ], [ [ 393, 619 ], [ 424, 612 ], [ 456, 595 ], [ 560, 507 ], [ 638, 450 ], [ 758, 386 ], [ 847, 380 ], [ 957, 383 ] ], [ [ 269, 257 ], [ 323, 247 ], [ 624, 304 ], [ 650, 305 ], [ 668, 297 ], [ 685, 277 ], [ 660, 157 ], [ 637, 86 ], [ 608, 35 ], [ 575, 8 ], [ 536, 30 ], [ 484, 73 ] ], [ [ 482, 398 ], [ 509, 361 ], [ 483, 267 ], [ 447, 185 ], [ 405, 117 ], [ 349, 52 ], [ 277, -9 ], [ 231, -39 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 441 715 Q 445 733 487 766 Q 499 778 497 791 Q 496 804 470 829 Q 448 850 429 851 Q 410 851 416 830 Q 423 805 413 786 Q 380 722 333 664 Q 287 609 226 549 Q 216 540 212 534 Q 208 524 221 525 Q 281 532 426 697 L 441 715 Z", "M 565 534 Q 607 583 651 647 Q 670 674 697 691 Q 713 698 714 707 Q 714 720 686 739 Q 652 764 637 766 Q 625 766 613 759 Q 526 723 460 716 Q 447 716 441 715 C 411 713 399 710 426 697 Q 441 685 472 681 Q 508 681 572 708 Q 591 712 599 705 Q 603 701 582 658 Q 558 612 521 566 L 496 536 Q 373 398 168 328 Q 158 325 158 320 Q 158 316 166 315 Q 232 305 355 363 Q 358 366 363 367 Q 438 404 536 501 L 565 534 Z", "M 536 501 Q 710 342 752 338 Q 821 338 928 366 Q 965 375 962 385 Q 961 389 921 399 Q 716 436 632 490 Q 599 511 565 534 L 521 566 Q 505 579 487 595 Q 444 632 408 628 Q 389 627 387 621 Q 386 614 403 604 Q 433 591 453 571 Q 474 556 496 536 L 536 501 Z", "M 512 264 Q 561 274 608 279 Q 633 282 638 273 Q 647 258 639 222 Q 623 119 595 76 Q 574 45 546 52 Q 518 65 493 79 Q 468 92 482 62 Q 527 7 546 -35 Q 564 -57 584 -42 Q 653 0 693 160 Q 705 236 732 267 Q 747 280 741 293 Q 731 306 674 335 Q 652 345 629 332 Q 604 319 526 302 L 459 288 Q 365 272 283 269 Q 264 269 260 259 Q 257 250 284 236 Q 311 217 333 225 Q 393 241 447 251 L 512 264 Z", "M 447 251 Q 399 118 227 -33 Q 220 -42 226 -44 Q 235 -47 246 -41 Q 390 28 454 144 Q 484 192 512 264 L 526 302 Q 536 330 551 356 Q 558 366 552 377 Q 545 387 512 404 Q 488 417 478 413 Q 465 409 467 393 Q 474 344 459 288 L 447 251 Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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