Read Edit View history 午 wǔ HSK1 noon Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a pestle used for pounding rice, now written as 杵. The current meaning "noon" is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas wǔ ×wu × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 午 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 385, 811 ], [ 416, 768 ], [ 382, 683 ], [ 304, 571 ], [ 240, 516 ] ], [ [ 386, 630 ], [ 469, 635 ], [ 697, 680 ], [ 735, 677 ] ], [ [ 112, 362 ], [ 171, 351 ], [ 395, 384 ], [ 838, 424 ], [ 878, 421 ], [ 942, 400 ] ], [ [ 489, 609 ], [ 533, 578 ], [ 535, 551 ], [ 527, -36 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 393 651 Q 400 663 408 675 Q 436 724 462 763 Q 474 776 457 793 Q 409 829 382 824 Q 369 821 373 805 Q 391 705 276 571 Q 266 567 229 517 Q 220 501 237 506 Q 292 515 377 627 L 393 651 Z", "M 543 623 Q 735 659 742 665 Q 752 674 747 683 Q 740 696 708 705 Q 681 711 561 677 Q 438 656 393 651 C 363 647 351 641 377 627 Q 416 603 480 612 L 543 623 Z", "M 561 379 Q 726 392 925 383 Q 949 383 955 393 Q 962 406 942 423 Q 881 471 837 462 Q 732 443 562 420 L 503 412 Q 325 394 115 374 Q 90 373 108 351 Q 124 335 146 328 Q 171 321 190 326 Q 349 365 503 375 L 561 379 Z", "M 504 -3 Q 510 -31 517 -41 Q 523 -48 531 -46 Q 546 -39 555 28 Q 562 104 562 181 Q 559 230 561 379 L 562 420 Q 562 504 575 582 Q 579 601 563 611 Q 553 618 543 623 C 517 638 469 640 480 612 Q 496 578 504 507 Q 503 465 503 412 L 503 375 Q 497 63 504 -3 Z" ] } 4 strokes 午 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 379, 818 ], [ 420, 767 ], [ 388, 696 ], [ 305, 574 ], [ 232, 512 ] ], [ [ 383, 631 ], [ 743, 679 ] ], [ [ 109, 365 ], [ 180, 353 ], [ 849, 425 ], [ 952, 404 ] ], [ [ 489, 607 ], [ 534, 582 ], [ 523, -38 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M393,651C416,686 443,738 462,763C469,773 469,783 457,793C426,819 400,828 382,824C373,823 371,816 373,805C388,719 329,621 229,517C220,509 225,504 237,506C273,514 351,589 377,627C388,643 388,643 393,651Z", "M543,623C671,646 737,661 742,665C748,671 750,677 747,683C742,692 729,700 708,705C690,710 642,696 561,677C479,659 423,655 393,651C384,649 369,632 377,627C403,611 437,605 480,612C522,619 522,619 543,623Z", "M561,379Q726,392 925,383Q949,383 955,393Q962,406 942,423Q881,471 837,462Q732,443 562,420C523,415 523,415 503,412Q325,394 115,374Q90,373 108,351Q124,335 146,328Q171,321 190,326Q349,365 503,375C542,378 542,378 561,379Z", "M504,-3C506,-21 512,-34 517,-41C520,-45 525,-48 531,-46C541,-42 550,-16 555,28C560,79 563,130 562,181C561,214 558,280 561,379C562,406 562,406 562,420C563,476 565,531 575,582C577,595 573,605 563,611C556,616 549,620 543,623C523,631 472,632 480,612C490,590 501,555 504,507C505,479 503,448 503,412C503,387 503,387 503,375C503,306 500,234 500,182C499,80 499,27 504,-3Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss 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.