Read Edit View history Discussion 吊 diào HSK6 to hang Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Variant of 弔. Depicts a person carrying silk streamers used for wrapping around arrows with. Based on the original meaning "silk streamers used for arrows", now written as 繳. The meaning later shifted to "to hang" and "to hang a person". Pinyin Separate values with commas diào × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts silk streamers used for wrapping around arrows with. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 吊 Simp strokes 吊 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 吊 Simp strokes 吊 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 吊 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 299, 785 ], [ 336, 760 ], [ 391, 583 ] ], [ [ 370, 762 ], [ 384, 772 ], [ 494, 789 ], [ 596, 814 ], [ 638, 811 ], [ 675, 774 ], [ 637, 686 ], [ 606, 668 ] ], [ [ 405, 593 ], [ 423, 609 ], [ 588, 641 ], [ 658, 634 ] ], [ [ 220, 443 ], [ 247, 426 ], [ 258, 392 ], [ 262, 265 ], [ 253, 174 ], [ 258, 147 ] ], [ [ 281, 436 ], [ 309, 422 ], [ 753, 485 ], [ 784, 456 ], [ 786, 281 ], [ 779, 230 ], [ 764, 203 ], [ 755, 203 ], [ 651, 230 ] ], [ [ 460, 598 ], [ 466, 588 ], [ 495, 575 ], [ 512, 559 ], [ 511, -56 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 361 784 Q 346 791 307 795 Q 294 796 291 791 Q 285 784 296 768 Q 329 716 354 626 Q 360 599 378 582 Q 399 561 403 578 Q 404 582 404 587 L 401 622 Q 400 629 398 638 Q 376 723 370 754 C 364 783 364 783 361 784 Z", "M 655 650 Q 689 731 723 753 Q 742 772 728 793 Q 653 856 596 834 Q 506 804 361 784 C 331 780 340 750 370 754 Q 377 754 589 792 Q 611 798 622 788 Q 631 778 626 758 Q 613 706 597 664 C 587 636 643 622 655 650 Z", "M 514 607 Q 572 617 656 625 Q 666 626 668 635 Q 668 641 655 650 L 597 664 Q 594 665 591 664 Q 485 636 401 622 C 371 617 375 578 404 587 Q 410 590 452 597 L 514 607 Z", "M 271 441 Q 255 457 218 454 Q 205 448 211 437 Q 250 376 229 244 Q 208 181 245 144 Q 254 131 264 137 Q 288 164 289 276 Q 286 364 286 397 C 286 427 286 430 271 441 Z", "M 541 438 Q 623 450 705 455 Q 745 464 751 437 Q 763 265 743 242 Q 734 233 666 237 Q 648 238 645 233 Q 642 227 656 217 Q 720 180 761 151 Q 777 138 791 154 Q 816 190 817 272 Q 811 389 820 446 Q 824 470 812 481 Q 781 509 758 522 Q 742 529 732 517 Q 716 496 541 471 L 481 463 Q 403 456 271 441 C 241 438 256 393 286 397 Q 295 397 306 399 Q 394 418 481 429 L 541 438 Z", "M 487 -23 Q 494 -51 501 -61 Q 507 -68 515 -66 Q 531 -57 538 8 Q 545 86 543 162 Q 539 222 541 438 L 541 471 Q 541 475 542 478 Q 542 502 552 562 Q 555 581 540 592 Q 525 602 514 607 C 488 621 438 624 452 597 Q 453 596 455 592 Q 476 550 479 527 Q 479 502 481 463 L 481 429 Q 485 -21 487 -23 Z" ] } 6 strokes 吊 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 299, 785 ], [ 336, 760 ], [ 391, 583 ] ], [ [ 370, 762 ], [ 384, 772 ], [ 494, 789 ], [ 596, 814 ], [ 638, 811 ], [ 675, 774 ], [ 637, 686 ], [ 606, 668 ] ], [ [ 405, 593 ], [ 423, 609 ], [ 588, 641 ], [ 658, 634 ] ], [ [ 220, 443 ], [ 247, 426 ], [ 258, 392 ], [ 262, 265 ], [ 253, 174 ], [ 258, 147 ] ], [ [ 281, 436 ], [ 309, 422 ], [ 753, 485 ], [ 784, 456 ], [ 786, 281 ], [ 779, 230 ], [ 764, 203 ], [ 755, 203 ], [ 651, 230 ] ], [ [ 460, 598 ], [ 466, 588 ], [ 495, 575 ], [ 512, 559 ], [ 511, -56 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 361 784 Q 346 791 307 795 Q 294 796 291 791 Q 285 784 296 768 Q 329 716 354 626 Q 360 599 378 582 Q 399 561 403 578 Q 404 582 404 587 L 401 622 Q 400 629 398 638 Q 376 723 370 754 C 364 783 364 783 361 784 Z", "M 655 650 Q 689 731 723 753 Q 742 772 728 793 Q 653 856 596 834 Q 506 804 361 784 C 331 780 340 750 370 754 Q 377 754 589 792 Q 611 798 622 788 Q 631 778 626 758 Q 613 706 597 664 C 587 636 643 622 655 650 Z", "M 514 607 Q 572 617 656 625 Q 666 626 668 635 Q 668 641 655 650 L 597 664 Q 594 665 591 664 Q 485 636 401 622 C 371 617 375 578 404 587 Q 410 590 452 597 L 514 607 Z", "M 271 441 Q 255 457 218 454 Q 205 448 211 437 Q 250 376 229 244 Q 208 181 245 144 Q 254 131 264 137 Q 288 164 289 276 Q 286 364 286 397 C 286 427 286 430 271 441 Z", "M 541 438 Q 623 450 705 455 Q 745 464 751 437 Q 763 265 743 242 Q 734 233 666 237 Q 648 238 645 233 Q 642 227 656 217 Q 720 180 761 151 Q 777 138 791 154 Q 816 190 817 272 Q 811 389 820 446 Q 824 470 812 481 Q 781 509 758 522 Q 742 529 732 517 Q 716 496 541 471 L 481 463 Q 403 456 271 441 C 241 438 256 393 286 397 Q 295 397 306 399 Q 394 418 481 429 L 541 438 Z", "M 487 -23 Q 494 -51 501 -61 Q 507 -68 515 -66 Q 531 -57 538 8 Q 545 86 543 162 Q 539 222 541 438 L 541 471 Q 541 475 542 478 Q 542 502 552 562 Q 555 581 540 592 Q 525 602 514 607 C 488 621 438 624 452 597 Q 453 596 455 592 Q 476 550 479 527 Q 479 502 481 463 L 481 429 Q 485 -21 487 -23 Z" ] } 6 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.