Read Edit View history 在 zài HSK1 be at Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Composed of 才 and 士, which both represent the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas zài × 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 在 Simp strokes 在 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Modern form looks like 土, but is unrelated. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 在 Simp strokes 在 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 在 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 247, 593 ], [ 289, 585 ], [ 349, 589 ], [ 497, 615 ], [ 681, 659 ], [ 747, 661 ] ], [ [ 467, 843 ], [ 483, 835 ], [ 511, 802 ], [ 511, 780 ], [ 424, 585 ], [ 340, 435 ], [ 278, 348 ], [ 218, 282 ], [ 127, 204 ], [ 49, 153 ] ], [ [ 258, 433 ], [ 297, 362 ], [ 291, 159 ], [ 280, 54 ], [ 286, -6 ] ], [ [ 422, 315 ], [ 495, 310 ], [ 699, 357 ], [ 768, 362 ] ], [ [ 555, 519 ], [ 592, 491 ], [ 602, 470 ], [ 594, 157 ], [ 577, 136 ] ], [ [ 368, 93 ], [ 420, 84 ], [ 522, 100 ], [ 801, 128 ], [ 849, 121 ], [ 887, 108 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 448 583 Q 554 605 668 624 Q 743 640 754 649 Q 764 658 759 667 Q 752 680 720 689 Q 689 696 655 684 Q 570 656 478 635 Q 474 634 471 633 L 415 623 Q 339 611 256 603 Q 216 599 244 579 Q 284 554 362 568 Q 375 571 391 572 L 448 583 Z", "M 327 374 Q 385 452 448 583 L 471 633 Q 520 736 550 769 Q 566 785 560 799 Q 551 830 496 853 Q 480 862 461 855 Q 448 846 457 833 Q 475 808 474 781 Q 474 747 415 623 L 391 572 Q 346 484 297 414 L 266 372 Q 262 368 259 363 Q 192 281 47 162 Q 34 147 46 144 Q 52 141 66 149 Q 178 203 273 306 L 327 374 Z", "M 273 306 Q 273 180 248 79 Q 236 28 270 -11 Q 271 -14 274 -16 Q 290 -32 302 -6 Q 317 34 316 79 Q 317 302 324 351 Q 327 364 327 374 C 327 377 316 391 297 414 Q 285 432 262 443 Q 252 444 249 438 Q 243 426 266 372 L 273 306 Z", "M 623 312 Q 671 324 721 333 Q 767 345 775 351 Q 784 358 779 368 Q 772 380 742 387 Q 718 393 625 363 L 572 348 Q 571 349 569 348 Q 505 333 430 326 Q 393 319 419 302 Q 464 278 522 293 Q 544 299 573 302 L 623 312 Z", "M 614 133 Q 618 226 623 312 L 625 363 Q 628 423 643 486 Q 647 498 626 512 Q 590 531 566 535 Q 550 538 542 529 Q 535 522 543 507 Q 567 473 567 449 Q 570 400 572 348 L 573 302 Q 574 220 571 128 C 570 98 613 103 614 133 Z", "M 571 128 Q 477 118 370 104 Q 348 101 364 83 Q 379 68 398 62 Q 420 56 438 61 Q 567 94 842 93 Q 855 93 872 92 Q 894 92 899 101 Q 905 114 887 129 Q 824 177 763 157 Q 702 148 614 133 L 571 128 Z" ] } 6 strokes 在 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 241, 594 ], [ 329, 587 ], [ 754, 658 ] ], [ [ 462, 851 ], [ 518, 786 ], [ 364, 474 ], [ 249, 315 ], [ 49, 150 ] ], [ [ 256, 435 ], [ 297, 365 ], [ 282, -17 ] ], [ [ 413, 315 ], [ 494, 311 ], [ 773, 363 ] ], [ [ 546, 524 ], [ 604, 475 ], [ 591, 131 ] ], [ [ 363, 94 ], [ 417, 84 ], [ 785, 128 ], [ 896, 112 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M456,583C527,597 592,610 668,624C718,634 746,643 754,649C760,655 761,662 759,667C753,677 739,684 720,689C697,695 677,692 655,684C598,665 529,642 479,633C440,626 440,626 421,623C370,615 311,609 256,603C229,601 224,592 244,579C270,562 299,557 354,566C362,568 386,570 397,572C436,579 436,579 456,583Z", "M327,374C367,425 422,510 456,583C471,616 471,616 479,633C511,703 529,748 550,769C560,780 563,790 560,799C553,820 531,837 496,853C483,859 473,862 461,855C451,851 449,843 457,833C467,818 474,799 474,781C473,759 460,706 421,623C405,589 405,589 397,572C369,513 335,464 301,418C278,387 278,387 266,372C223,316 142,243 47,162C36,154 37,147 46,144C49,143 56,145 66,149C140,186 220,240 273,306C309,351 309,351 327,374Z", "M273,306C272,289 264,147 248,79C240,45 251,19 270,-11C278,-24 294,-23 302,-6C312,21 316,49 316,79C316,228 318,314 324,345C325,355 330,366 327,374C320,393 311,407 301,418C292,428 271,442 262,443C255,444 251,442 249,438C245,430 259,398 266,372C271,350 273,332 273,306Z", "M623,312C655,319 687,326 721,333C752,340 769,347 775,351C781,356 781,363 779,368C773,378 761,383 742,387C725,391 687,381 625,363C590,353 590,353 572,348C544,341 479,333 430,326C405,323 400,314 419,302C447,286 481,281 520,291C534,295 553,298 573,302C606,309 606,309 623,312Z", "M614,133C616,195 620,255 623,312C624,346 624,346 625,363C626,403 632,445 643,486C645,495 640,504 626,512C602,526 582,533 566,535C555,537 547,535 542,529C537,525 536,517 543,507C558,484 566,465 567,449C568,417 571,383 572,348C573,317 573,317 573,302C574,248 573,190 571,128C571,114 614,119 614,133Z", "M571,128C508,121 441,114 370,104C355,103 353,95 364,83C373,73 385,66 398,62C412,58 425,58 438,61C523,84 658,94 842,93C850,93 860,93 872,92C886,92 895,95 899,101C903,110 898,121 887,129C844,163 804,167 763,157C723,148 673,140 614,133C585,130 585,130 571,128Z" ] } 6 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.