Read Edit View history 央 yāng HSK5 beg Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a person (大) with a cangue (torture device for punishing criminals) around his neck. People wearing such devices were not able to reach their mouth with their own hands, and were forced to beg for food. Pinyin Separate values with commas yāng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a cangue (torture device for punishing criminals worn around the neck). Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 央 Simp strokes 央 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Here used as a pictograph of a person Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 央 Simp strokes 央 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 央 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 264, 541 ], [ 297, 514 ], [ 337, 352 ], [ 355, 338 ] ], [ [ 327, 537 ], [ 348, 525 ], [ 525, 552 ], [ 649, 581 ], [ 691, 579 ], [ 730, 546 ], [ 693, 410 ], [ 664, 382 ] ], [ [ 135, 294 ], [ 189, 285 ], [ 403, 322 ], [ 815, 370 ], [ 907, 351 ] ], [ [ 464, 783 ], [ 493, 765 ], [ 519, 736 ], [ 501, 389 ], [ 489, 291 ], [ 467, 213 ], [ 417, 130 ], [ 355, 77 ], [ 276, 36 ], [ 176, 6 ] ], [ [ 525, 310 ], [ 530, 297 ], [ 636, 172 ], [ 749, 60 ], [ 785, 45 ], [ 931, 17 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 319 541 Q 307 548 271 552 Q 258 555 255 549 Q 248 543 258 526 Q 291 465 312 362 Q 313 343 323 327 C 337 301 363 302 362 332 Q 362 350 357 373 Q 338 470 331 505 C 325 534 324 539 319 541 Z", "M 715 386 Q 742 497 781 527 Q 800 546 784 567 Q 708 627 664 609 Q 597 585 536 571 L 484 561 Q 403 549 319 541 C 289 538 301 501 331 505 Q 344 506 359 510 Q 420 520 483 530 L 534 539 Q 580 548 627 556 Q 661 563 674 549 Q 686 539 684 514 Q 674 436 657 376 C 649 347 708 357 715 386 Z", "M 531 318 Q 646 334 892 334 Q 914 334 920 344 Q 926 357 907 372 Q 841 420 779 399 Q 749 395 715 386 L 657 376 Q 594 369 523 355 L 471 348 Q 416 341 362 332 L 323 327 Q 233 318 138 305 Q 114 302 132 283 Q 166 252 209 261 Q 326 294 459 311 Q 460 311 466 311 L 531 318 Z", "M 536 571 Q 539 670 566 734 Q 573 750 561 762 Q 537 781 494 795 Q 466 802 456 794 Q 446 787 454 773 Q 479 733 482 681 Q 483 621 484 561 L 483 530 Q 482 442 472 356 Q 471 353 471 348 L 466 311 Q 447 188 376 125 Q 316 70 185 19 Q 170 12 169 8 Q 170 4 182 1 Q 204 -3 257 12 Q 347 33 410 88 Q 491 158 515 295 L 523 355 Q 524 368 525 380 Q 529 462 534 539 L 536 571 Z", "M 515 295 Q 603 165 720 25 Q 739 3 774 3 Q 891 4 928 9 Q 938 12 940 17 Q 941 23 925 31 Q 771 91 719 134 Q 631 210 531 318 C 511 340 498 320 515 295 Z" ] } 5 strokes 央 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 264, 541 ], [ 297, 514 ], [ 337, 352 ], [ 355, 338 ] ], [ [ 327, 537 ], [ 348, 525 ], [ 525, 552 ], [ 649, 581 ], [ 691, 579 ], [ 730, 546 ], [ 693, 410 ], [ 664, 382 ] ], [ [ 135, 294 ], [ 189, 285 ], [ 403, 322 ], [ 815, 370 ], [ 907, 351 ] ], [ [ 464, 783 ], [ 493, 765 ], [ 519, 736 ], [ 501, 389 ], [ 489, 291 ], [ 467, 213 ], [ 417, 130 ], [ 355, 77 ], [ 276, 36 ], [ 176, 6 ] ], [ [ 525, 310 ], [ 530, 297 ], [ 636, 172 ], [ 749, 60 ], [ 785, 45 ], [ 931, 17 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 319 541 Q 307 548 271 552 Q 258 555 255 549 Q 248 543 258 526 Q 291 465 312 362 Q 313 343 323 327 C 337 301 363 302 362 332 Q 362 350 357 373 Q 338 470 331 505 C 325 534 324 539 319 541 Z", "M 715 386 Q 742 497 781 527 Q 800 546 784 567 Q 708 627 664 609 Q 597 585 536 571 L 484 561 Q 403 549 319 541 C 289 538 301 501 331 505 Q 344 506 359 510 Q 420 520 483 530 L 534 539 Q 580 548 627 556 Q 661 563 674 549 Q 686 539 684 514 Q 674 436 657 376 C 649 347 708 357 715 386 Z", "M 531 318 Q 646 334 892 334 Q 914 334 920 344 Q 926 357 907 372 Q 841 420 779 399 Q 749 395 715 386 L 657 376 Q 594 369 523 355 L 471 348 Q 416 341 362 332 L 323 327 Q 233 318 138 305 Q 114 302 132 283 Q 166 252 209 261 Q 326 294 459 311 Q 460 311 466 311 L 531 318 Z", "M 536 571 Q 539 670 566 734 Q 573 750 561 762 Q 537 781 494 795 Q 466 802 456 794 Q 446 787 454 773 Q 479 733 482 681 Q 483 621 484 561 L 483 530 Q 482 442 472 356 Q 471 353 471 348 L 466 311 Q 447 188 376 125 Q 316 70 185 19 Q 170 12 169 8 Q 170 4 182 1 Q 204 -3 257 12 Q 347 33 410 88 Q 491 158 515 295 L 523 355 Q 524 368 525 380 Q 529 462 534 539 L 536 571 Z", "M 515 295 Q 603 165 720 25 Q 739 3 774 3 Q 891 4 928 9 Q 938 12 940 17 Q 941 23 925 31 Q 771 91 719 134 Q 631 210 531 318 C 511 340 498 320 515 295 Z" ] } 5 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.