Read Edit View history 县 xiàn HSK4 county Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 縣. Pictograph of a severed head (首) hanging on a rope (系) from a tree (木). Based on the original meaning "hang" or "suspend". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The traditional component 系 was removed for simplification. Pinyin Separate values with commas xiàn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 縣 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a severed head. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 县 Simp strokes 县 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 县 Simp strokes 县 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a rope. The traditional component 系 was removed for simplification. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 县 Simp strokes 县 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 县 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 341, 748 ], [ 373, 718 ], [ 383, 687 ], [ 389, 338 ], [ 391, 320 ], [ 406, 308 ] ], [ [ 404, 730 ], [ 424, 719 ], [ 615, 759 ], [ 632, 757 ], [ 658, 731 ], [ 666, 716 ], [ 654, 578 ], [ 649, 355 ], [ 626, 339 ] ], [ [ 417, 562 ], [ 427, 573 ], [ 503, 590 ], [ 543, 596 ], [ 572, 591 ] ], [ [ 417, 430 ], [ 428, 439 ], [ 500, 457 ], [ 558, 465 ], [ 579, 459 ] ], [ [ 111, 261 ], [ 163, 251 ], [ 455, 290 ], [ 812, 319 ], [ 875, 315 ], [ 922, 300 ] ], [ [ 512, 250 ], [ 493, 250 ], [ 473, 241 ], [ 403, 144 ], [ 355, 95 ], [ 338, 54 ], [ 394, 53 ], [ 670, 97 ], [ 684, 98 ], [ 697, 91 ] ], [ [ 648, 194 ], [ 714, 127 ], [ 758, 72 ], [ 780, 23 ], [ 780, -2 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 397 734 Q 376 752 357 759 Q 345 762 336 758 Q 327 754 331 742 Q 350 703 354 685 Q 357 655 370 295 C 371 265 414 270 414 300 Q 413 364 412 423 L 411 449 Q 410 506 410 556 L 410 581 Q 410 608 409 698 C 409 725 409 725 397 734 Z", "M 676 331 Q 680 670 708 704 Q 729 729 665 769 Q 656 775 646 781 Q 630 793 565 767 Q 468 742 397 734 C 367 730 380 690 409 698 Q 410 699 418 701 Q 542 731 593 735 Q 612 739 619 732 Q 631 713 621 324 C 620 294 676 301 676 331 Z", "M 410 556 Q 416 555 424 556 Q 506 572 568 581 Q 590 585 581 597 Q 571 610 547 614 Q 520 617 410 581 C 381 572 380 559 410 556 Z", "M 412 423 Q 416 423 422 423 Q 510 439 575 449 Q 597 453 589 465 Q 579 478 555 483 Q 524 486 411 449 C 382 440 382 423 412 423 Z", "M 497 277 Q 576 284 907 285 Q 929 284 934 293 Q 941 306 923 321 Q 859 369 782 348 Q 734 342 676 331 L 621 324 Q 566 318 507 310 Q 461 306 414 300 L 370 295 Q 247 285 114 271 Q 92 270 108 251 Q 123 235 141 229 Q 163 223 181 228 Q 304 259 443 271 L 497 277 Z", "M 691 110 Q 543 97 388 80 Q 376 79 373 82 Q 372 85 379 92 Q 479 207 518 235 Q 534 248 525 259 Q 518 269 497 277 C 470 291 446 301 443 271 Q 443 210 357 123 Q 332 98 283 76 Q 253 66 252 56 Q 249 38 257 16 Q 266 -6 279 -12 Q 286 -16 299 -12 Q 408 45 691 86 Q 698 87 705 89 C 734 95 721 113 691 110 Z", "M 705 89 Q 763 -4 776 -11 Q 783 -14 793 -6 Q 808 4 804 49 Q 800 110 650 205 Q 643 212 638 200 Q 635 187 644 176 Q 666 146 691 110 L 705 89 Z" ] } 7 strokes 县 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 341, 748 ], [ 373, 718 ], [ 383, 687 ], [ 389, 338 ], [ 391, 320 ], [ 406, 308 ] ], [ [ 404, 730 ], [ 424, 719 ], [ 615, 759 ], [ 632, 757 ], [ 658, 731 ], [ 666, 716 ], [ 654, 578 ], [ 649, 355 ], [ 626, 339 ] ], [ [ 417, 562 ], [ 427, 573 ], [ 503, 590 ], [ 543, 596 ], [ 572, 591 ] ], [ [ 417, 430 ], [ 428, 439 ], [ 500, 457 ], [ 558, 465 ], [ 579, 459 ] ], [ [ 111, 261 ], [ 163, 251 ], [ 455, 290 ], [ 812, 319 ], [ 875, 315 ], [ 922, 300 ] ], [ [ 512, 250 ], [ 493, 250 ], [ 473, 241 ], [ 403, 144 ], [ 355, 95 ], [ 338, 54 ], [ 394, 53 ], [ 670, 97 ], [ 684, 98 ], [ 697, 91 ] ], [ [ 648, 194 ], [ 714, 127 ], [ 758, 72 ], [ 780, 23 ], [ 780, -2 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 397 734 Q 376 752 357 759 Q 345 762 336 758 Q 327 754 331 742 Q 350 703 354 685 Q 357 655 370 295 C 371 265 414 270 414 300 Q 413 364 412 423 L 411 449 Q 410 506 410 556 L 410 581 Q 410 608 409 698 C 409 725 409 725 397 734 Z", "M 676 331 Q 680 670 708 704 Q 729 729 665 769 Q 656 775 646 781 Q 630 793 565 767 Q 468 742 397 734 C 367 730 380 690 409 698 Q 410 699 418 701 Q 542 731 593 735 Q 612 739 619 732 Q 631 713 621 324 C 620 294 676 301 676 331 Z", "M 410 556 Q 416 555 424 556 Q 506 572 568 581 Q 590 585 581 597 Q 571 610 547 614 Q 520 617 410 581 C 381 572 380 559 410 556 Z", "M 412 423 Q 416 423 422 423 Q 510 439 575 449 Q 597 453 589 465 Q 579 478 555 483 Q 524 486 411 449 C 382 440 382 423 412 423 Z", "M 497 277 Q 576 284 907 285 Q 929 284 934 293 Q 941 306 923 321 Q 859 369 782 348 Q 734 342 676 331 L 621 324 Q 566 318 507 310 Q 461 306 414 300 L 370 295 Q 247 285 114 271 Q 92 270 108 251 Q 123 235 141 229 Q 163 223 181 228 Q 304 259 443 271 L 497 277 Z", "M 691 110 Q 543 97 388 80 Q 376 79 373 82 Q 372 85 379 92 Q 479 207 518 235 Q 534 248 525 259 Q 518 269 497 277 C 470 291 446 301 443 271 Q 443 210 357 123 Q 332 98 283 76 Q 253 66 252 56 Q 249 38 257 16 Q 266 -6 279 -12 Q 286 -16 299 -12 Q 408 45 691 86 Q 698 87 705 89 C 734 95 721 113 691 110 Z", "M 705 89 Q 763 -4 776 -11 Q 783 -14 793 -6 Q 808 4 804 49 Q 800 110 650 205 Q 643 212 638 200 Q 635 187 644 176 Q 666 146 691 110 L 705 89 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.