Read Edit View history Discussion 劳 láo HSK5 labor Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 勞. Depicts the hard work of sewing clothes (衣) with only firelight (炏). Later the 力 (strength, power) component was added. Pinyin Separate values with commas láo × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 劳 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 勞 ×劳 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Shorthand for the 炏 (flame) component in the traditional character 勞. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 劳 Simp strokes 劳 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 劳 Simp strokes 劳 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 劳 Simp strokes 劳 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 劳 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 241, 641 ], [ 278, 633 ], [ 309, 635 ], [ 474, 665 ], [ 732, 694 ], [ 766, 693 ], [ 820, 678 ] ], [ [ 361, 781 ], [ 400, 751 ], [ 428, 563 ] ], [ [ 601, 839 ], [ 618, 832 ], [ 640, 802 ], [ 606, 656 ], [ 579, 572 ] ], [ [ 245, 508 ], [ 254, 490 ], [ 255, 463 ], [ 210, 363 ], [ 204, 307 ] ], [ [ 287, 447 ], [ 302, 458 ], [ 612, 514 ], [ 752, 530 ], [ 792, 521 ], [ 810, 503 ], [ 818, 485 ], [ 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269 506 256 515 Q 235 531 234 502 Q 238 466 191 405 Q 151 368 187 303 Q 203 275 224 305 Q 242 332 254 372 Q 267 415 278 442 C 287 466 287 466 283 477 Z", "M 278 442 Q 300 430 338 439 Q 462 481 687 505 Q 736 511 752 508 Q 773 502 772 493 Q 772 490 719 402 Q 712 389 717 384 Q 724 380 741 391 Q 804 434 856 448 Q 899 461 898 471 Q 897 481 825 540 Q 800 561 739 548 Q 628 535 382 492 Q 333 485 283 477 C 253 472 249 450 278 442 Z", "M 509 278 Q 573 294 628 300 Q 653 303 658 295 Q 668 279 658 237 Q 636 122 604 74 Q 585 44 557 51 Q 524 64 495 80 Q 471 90 487 64 Q 538 12 560 -27 Q 579 -51 600 -33 Q 633 -14 657 26 Q 687 71 714 215 Q 724 266 744 290 Q 757 303 752 314 Q 742 327 689 352 Q 668 362 647 349 Q 619 334 521 313 L 457 300 Q 381 287 314 283 Q 295 283 292 273 Q 291 266 316 252 Q 341 236 363 242 Q 406 255 447 264 L 509 278 Z", "M 447 264 Q 378 81 240 17 Q 224 7 206 -4 Q 191 -11 204 -16 Q 264 -22 354 42 Q 403 75 431 115 Q 489 217 502 253 Q 502 260 509 278 L 521 313 Q 530 352 550 383 Q 562 401 546 412 Q 504 454 473 447 Q 458 444 463 428 Q 478 388 457 300 L 447 264 Z" ] } 7 strokes 劳 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 241, 641 ], [ 278, 633 ], [ 309, 635 ], [ 474, 665 ], [ 732, 694 ], [ 766, 693 ], [ 820, 678 ] ], [ [ 361, 781 ], [ 400, 751 ], [ 428, 563 ] ], [ [ 601, 839 ], [ 618, 832 ], [ 640, 802 ], [ 606, 656 ], [ 579, 572 ] ], [ [ 245, 508 ], [ 254, 490 ], [ 255, 463 ], [ 210, 363 ], [ 204, 307 ] ], [ [ 287, 447 ], [ 302, 458 ], [ 612, 514 ], [ 752, 530 ], [ 792, 521 ], [ 810, 503 ], [ 818, 485 ], [ 722, 389 ] ], [ [ 300, 272 ], [ 354, 263 ], [ 654, 325 ], [ 684, 318 ], [ 701, 300 ], [ 684, 210 ], [ 661, 119 ], [ 623, 39 ], [ 607, 22 ], [ 585, 11 ], [ 555, 25 ], [ 488, 74 ] ], [ [ 474, 434 ], [ 498, 412 ], [ 508, 390 ], [ 475, 259 ], [ 415, 137 ], [ 360, 74 ], [ 320, 42 ], [ 266, 11 ], [ 210, -11 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 628 659 Q 680 662 807 663 Q 826 664 831 672 Q 837 684 820 698 Q 763 740 693 719 Q 671 716 645 710 L 593 700 Q 505 691 435 676 L 393 670 Q 321 661 244 650 Q 223 649 239 631 Q 272 603 308 612 Q 351 624 398 632 L 438 638 Q 492 650 583 656 L 628 659 Z", "M 435 676 Q 432 722 432 757 Q 433 776 415 782 Q 373 801 356 795 Q 338 788 352 768 Q 383 725 392 676 Q 392 673 393 670 L 398 632 Q 405 575 420 559 Q 433 549 437 560 Q 443 578 438 638 L 435 676 Z", "M 645 710 Q 648 737 677 794 Q 690 810 679 819 Q 666 835 630 850 Q 614 859 596 848 Q 586 841 595 831 Q 610 801 593 700 L 583 656 Q 568 598 570 571 Q 571 558 587 569 Q 602 585 628 659 L 645 710 Z", "M 283 477 Q 282 478 282 481 Q 269 506 256 515 Q 235 531 234 502 Q 238 466 191 405 Q 151 368 187 303 Q 203 275 224 305 Q 242 332 254 372 Q 267 415 278 442 C 287 466 287 466 283 477 Z", "M 278 442 Q 300 430 338 439 Q 462 481 687 505 Q 736 511 752 508 Q 773 502 772 493 Q 772 490 719 402 Q 712 389 717 384 Q 724 380 741 391 Q 804 434 856 448 Q 899 461 898 471 Q 897 481 825 540 Q 800 561 739 548 Q 628 535 382 492 Q 333 485 283 477 C 253 472 249 450 278 442 Z", "M 509 278 Q 573 294 628 300 Q 653 303 658 295 Q 668 279 658 237 Q 636 122 604 74 Q 585 44 557 51 Q 524 64 495 80 Q 471 90 487 64 Q 538 12 560 -27 Q 579 -51 600 -33 Q 633 -14 657 26 Q 687 71 714 215 Q 724 266 744 290 Q 757 303 752 314 Q 742 327 689 352 Q 668 362 647 349 Q 619 334 521 313 L 457 300 Q 381 287 314 283 Q 295 283 292 273 Q 291 266 316 252 Q 341 236 363 242 Q 406 255 447 264 L 509 278 Z", "M 447 264 Q 378 81 240 17 Q 224 7 206 -4 Q 191 -11 204 -16 Q 264 -22 354 42 Q 403 75 431 115 Q 489 217 502 253 Q 502 260 509 278 L 521 313 Q 530 352 550 383 Q 562 401 546 412 Q 504 454 473 447 Q 458 444 463 428 Q 478 388 457 300 L 447 264 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + 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.