Read Edit View history 吴 Wú one of warring states Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 吳. Pictograph of a person (天) standing up, yelling with an open mouth (口). Pinyin Separate values with commas wú ×yú ×tūn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 吴 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 吳 ×吴 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 吴 Simp strokes 吴 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a person standing up. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 吴 Simp strokes 吴 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 吴 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 316, 749 ], [ 357, 701 ], [ 395, 539 ] ], [ [ 349, 755 ], [ 354, 748 ], [ 393, 738 ], [ 594, 782 ], [ 641, 780 ], [ 675, 748 ], [ 642, 654 ], [ 616, 644 ] ], [ [ 416, 558 ], [ 426, 572 ], [ 599, 606 ], [ 651, 608 ], [ 675, 602 ] ], [ [ 311, 439 ], [ 350, 431 ], [ 391, 433 ], [ 672, 487 ], [ 719, 486 ] ], [ [ 159, 261 ], [ 214, 251 ], [ 363, 276 ], [ 782, 320 ], [ 833, 312 ], [ 870, 299 ] ], [ [ 457, 414 ], [ 496, 388 ], [ 496, 370 ], [ 479, 267 ], [ 437, 166 ], [ 409, 127 ], [ 369, 87 ], [ 296, 44 ], [ 222, 15 ], [ 196, 11 ] ], [ [ 515, 266 ], [ 527, 242 ], [ 537, 237 ], [ 591, 172 ], [ 658, 105 ], [ 727, 48 ], [ 786, 27 ], [ 923, 1 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 334 759 Q 328 760 323 760 Q 310 763 307 757 Q 300 750 310 734 Q 341 679 361 585 Q 365 557 383 539 Q 402 517 407 534 Q 408 541 410 551 L 407 587 Q 403 602 382 723 C 377 753 364 756 334 759 Z", "M 660 626 Q 687 705 721 731 Q 739 749 724 767 Q 655 824 599 802 Q 413 742 334 759 C 304 764 353 716 382 723 Q 607 774 626 756 Q 641 740 608 632 C 599 603 650 598 660 626 Z", "M 410 551 Q 416 551 423 552 Q 501 571 672 591 Q 682 592 684 602 Q 684 609 660 626 C 646 636 638 635 608 632 Q 605 633 602 632 Q 494 602 407 587 C 377 582 380 549 410 551 Z", "M 508 429 Q 581 442 658 455 Q 716 468 726 475 Q 735 482 731 492 Q 724 504 694 513 Q 664 520 578 492 Q 436 458 319 449 Q 282 445 308 426 Q 344 402 420 415 Q 433 418 449 419 L 508 429 Z", "M 519 274 Q 633 286 800 283 Q 830 282 855 283 Q 877 282 883 292 Q 889 305 871 320 Q 814 363 772 355 Q 678 337 519 314 L 458 305 Q 320 290 162 272 Q 140 271 156 251 Q 172 235 191 229 Q 215 223 232 228 Q 334 255 451 267 L 519 274 Z", "M 519 314 Q 534 384 539 393 Q 546 400 540 411 Q 534 418 508 429 C 481 442 441 448 449 419 Q 467 367 458 305 L 451 267 Q 415 144 310 76 Q 265 49 185 15 Q 158 2 190 1 Q 211 -2 252 11 Q 304 23 350 47 Q 393 66 426 105 Q 469 153 504 253 L 519 314 Z", "M 504 253 Q 505 252 510 246 Q 666 18 719 -1 Q 797 -19 906 -7 Q 927 -6 929 -1 Q 932 6 916 14 Q 867 36 808 59 Q 679 116 541 254 Q 528 267 519 274 C 496 294 486 277 504 253 Z" ] } 7 strokes 吴 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 316, 749 ], [ 357, 701 ], [ 395, 539 ] ], [ [ 349, 755 ], [ 354, 748 ], [ 393, 738 ], [ 594, 782 ], [ 641, 780 ], [ 675, 748 ], [ 642, 654 ], [ 616, 644 ] ], [ [ 416, 558 ], [ 426, 572 ], [ 599, 606 ], [ 651, 608 ], [ 675, 602 ] ], [ [ 311, 439 ], [ 350, 431 ], [ 391, 433 ], [ 672, 487 ], [ 719, 486 ] ], [ [ 159, 261 ], [ 214, 251 ], [ 363, 276 ], [ 782, 320 ], [ 833, 312 ], [ 870, 299 ] ], [ [ 457, 414 ], [ 496, 388 ], [ 496, 370 ], [ 479, 267 ], [ 437, 166 ], [ 409, 127 ], [ 369, 87 ], [ 296, 44 ], [ 222, 15 ], [ 196, 11 ] ], [ [ 515, 266 ], [ 527, 242 ], [ 537, 237 ], [ 591, 172 ], [ 658, 105 ], [ 727, 48 ], [ 786, 27 ], [ 923, 1 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 334 759 Q 328 760 323 760 Q 310 763 307 757 Q 300 750 310 734 Q 341 679 361 585 Q 365 557 383 539 Q 402 517 407 534 Q 408 541 410 551 L 407 587 Q 403 602 382 723 C 377 753 364 756 334 759 Z", "M 660 626 Q 687 705 721 731 Q 739 749 724 767 Q 655 824 599 802 Q 413 742 334 759 C 304 764 353 716 382 723 Q 607 774 626 756 Q 641 740 608 632 C 599 603 650 598 660 626 Z", "M 410 551 Q 416 551 423 552 Q 501 571 672 591 Q 682 592 684 602 Q 684 609 660 626 C 646 636 638 635 608 632 Q 605 633 602 632 Q 494 602 407 587 C 377 582 380 549 410 551 Z", "M 508 429 Q 581 442 658 455 Q 716 468 726 475 Q 735 482 731 492 Q 724 504 694 513 Q 664 520 578 492 Q 436 458 319 449 Q 282 445 308 426 Q 344 402 420 415 Q 433 418 449 419 L 508 429 Z", "M 519 274 Q 633 286 800 283 Q 830 282 855 283 Q 877 282 883 292 Q 889 305 871 320 Q 814 363 772 355 Q 678 337 519 314 L 458 305 Q 320 290 162 272 Q 140 271 156 251 Q 172 235 191 229 Q 215 223 232 228 Q 334 255 451 267 L 519 274 Z", "M 519 314 Q 534 384 539 393 Q 546 400 540 411 Q 534 418 508 429 C 481 442 441 448 449 419 Q 467 367 458 305 L 451 267 Q 415 144 310 76 Q 265 49 185 15 Q 158 2 190 1 Q 211 -2 252 11 Q 304 23 350 47 Q 393 66 426 105 Q 469 153 504 253 L 519 314 Z", "M 504 253 Q 505 252 510 246 Q 666 18 719 -1 Q 797 -19 906 -7 Q 927 -6 929 -1 Q 932 6 916 14 Q 867 36 808 59 Q 679 116 541 254 Q 528 267 519 274 C 496 294 486 277 504 253 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations 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.