Read Edit View history 囚 qiú HSK7 prisoner Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a person (人) trapped inside an enclosure (囗). Pinyin Separate values with commas qiú × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 囚 Simp strokes 囚 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 囚 Simp strokes 囚 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 囚 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 214, 735 ], [ 244, 702 ], [ 253, 675 ], [ 258, 600 ], [ 253, 284 ], [ 234, 116 ], [ 240, 32 ] ], [ [ 275, 718 ], [ 306, 703 ], [ 532, 736 ], [ 740, 757 ], [ 768, 750 ], [ 799, 722 ], [ 807, 709 ], [ 803, 442 ], [ 814, 146 ], [ 798, 71 ], [ 803, 3 ] ], [ [ 517, 646 ], [ 535, 621 ], [ 543, 595 ], [ 519, 512 ], [ 480, 415 ], [ 440, 345 ], [ 411, 308 ], [ 331, 235 ] ], [ [ 519, 419 ], [ 546, 408 ], [ 647, 336 ], [ 678, 305 ], [ 695, 266 ] ], [ [ 275, 93 ], [ 299, 81 ], [ 669, 112 ], [ 730, 105 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 268 723 Q 226 750 208 744 Q 199 738 206 723 Q 228 645 235 549 Q 238 290 203 144 Q 185 78 227 26 Q 239 10 252 25 Q 267 43 267 71 L 270 101 Q 274 135 274 183 Q 284 669 289 680 C 292 709 292 709 268 723 Z", "M 731 85 Q 758 52 779 9 Q 789 -15 805 -14 Q 818 -13 828 9 Q 861 61 840 247 Q 822 650 846 685 Q 847 688 851 691 Q 863 704 863 713 Q 862 726 829 750 Q 771 792 728 777 Q 707 774 673 768 Q 522 755 340 726 Q 303 722 268 723 C 238 723 260 675 289 680 Q 301 681 318 685 Q 331 689 453 707 Q 606 729 722 734 Q 747 735 753 723 Q 777 695 775 402 Q 776 224 778 181 Q 781 135 770 116 Q 766 103 760 102 Q 754 102 740 107 C 720 100 720 100 731 85 Z", "M 518 435 Q 521 441 566 559 Q 584 601 584 605 Q 583 606 583 607 Q 570 626 544 647 Q 528 660 514 659 Q 501 655 505 640 Q 524 583 447 405 Q 440 392 433 379 Q 400 322 332 248 Q 325 244 322 237 Q 318 227 328 227 Q 359 227 432 302 Q 441 312 451 324 Q 499 387 510 418 L 518 435 Z", "M 510 418 Q 511 414 516 410 Q 585 355 668 274 Q 683 258 695 254 Q 702 254 709 262 Q 719 274 706 310 Q 694 364 518 435 C 491 446 493 443 510 418 Z", "M 267 71 Q 280 58 308 61 Q 440 79 731 85 C 760 86 760 86 740 107 Q 733 117 713 132 Q 694 145 657 139 Q 443 106 272 102 Q 271 102 270 101 C 240 98 241 87 267 71 Z" ] } 5 strokes 囚 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 214, 735 ], [ 244, 702 ], [ 253, 675 ], [ 258, 600 ], [ 253, 284 ], [ 234, 116 ], [ 240, 32 ] ], [ [ 275, 718 ], [ 306, 703 ], [ 532, 736 ], [ 740, 757 ], [ 768, 750 ], [ 799, 722 ], [ 807, 709 ], [ 803, 442 ], [ 814, 146 ], [ 798, 71 ], [ 803, 3 ] ], [ [ 517, 646 ], [ 535, 621 ], [ 543, 595 ], [ 519, 512 ], [ 480, 415 ], [ 440, 345 ], [ 411, 308 ], [ 331, 235 ] ], [ [ 519, 419 ], [ 546, 408 ], [ 647, 336 ], [ 678, 305 ], [ 695, 266 ] ], [ [ 275, 93 ], [ 299, 81 ], [ 669, 112 ], [ 730, 105 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 268 723 Q 226 750 208 744 Q 199 738 206 723 Q 228 645 235 549 Q 238 290 203 144 Q 185 78 227 26 Q 239 10 252 25 Q 267 43 267 71 L 270 101 Q 274 135 274 183 Q 284 669 289 680 C 292 709 292 709 268 723 Z", "M 731 85 Q 758 52 779 9 Q 789 -15 805 -14 Q 818 -13 828 9 Q 861 61 840 247 Q 822 650 846 685 Q 847 688 851 691 Q 863 704 863 713 Q 862 726 829 750 Q 771 792 728 777 Q 707 774 673 768 Q 522 755 340 726 Q 303 722 268 723 C 238 723 260 675 289 680 Q 301 681 318 685 Q 331 689 453 707 Q 606 729 722 734 Q 747 735 753 723 Q 777 695 775 402 Q 776 224 778 181 Q 781 135 770 116 Q 766 103 760 102 Q 754 102 740 107 C 720 100 720 100 731 85 Z", "M 518 435 Q 521 441 566 559 Q 584 601 584 605 Q 583 606 583 607 Q 570 626 544 647 Q 528 660 514 659 Q 501 655 505 640 Q 524 583 447 405 Q 440 392 433 379 Q 400 322 332 248 Q 325 244 322 237 Q 318 227 328 227 Q 359 227 432 302 Q 441 312 451 324 Q 499 387 510 418 L 518 435 Z", "M 510 418 Q 511 414 516 410 Q 585 355 668 274 Q 683 258 695 254 Q 702 254 709 262 Q 719 274 706 310 Q 694 364 518 435 C 491 446 493 443 510 418 Z", "M 267 71 Q 280 58 308 61 Q 440 79 731 85 C 760 86 760 86 740 107 Q 733 117 713 132 Q 694 145 657 139 Q 443 106 272 102 Q 271 102 270 101 C 240 98 241 87 267 71 Z" ] } 5 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.