Read Edit View history Discussion 奴 nú HSK7 slave Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a hand (又) behind a woman (女) slave's back forcing her to work. Pinyin Separate values with commas nú × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a woman slave. Also serves as a phonetic component. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 奴 Simp strokes 奴 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a hand forcing a slave to do work. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 奴 Simp strokes 奴 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 奴 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 303, 808 ], [ 327, 789 ], [ 347, 754 ], [ 291, 488 ], [ 233, 297 ], [ 252, 277 ], [ 380, 208 ], [ 422, 179 ], [ 438, 163 ], [ 454, 131 ] ], [ [ 419, 535 ], [ 447, 487 ], [ 402, 340 ], [ 343, 220 ], [ 302, 165 ], [ 258, 125 ], [ 196, 84 ], [ 130, 61 ] ], [ [ 80, 430 ], [ 103, 417 ], [ 136, 410 ], [ 199, 433 ], [ 389, 478 ], [ 407, 492 ] ], [ [ 534, 511 ], [ 568, 500 ], [ 606, 504 ], [ 749, 543 ], [ 774, 543 ], [ 799, 526 ], [ 754, 364 ], [ 687, 238 ], [ 631, 175 ], [ 587, 141 ], [ 457, 70 ] ], [ [ 522, 408 ], [ 570, 376 ], [ 688, 217 ], [ 785, 115 ], [ 834, 90 ], [ 969, 52 ], [ 991, 51 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 309 476 Q 334 569 358 664 Q 368 710 387 736 Q 400 758 393 770 Q 380 789 333 817 Q 314 830 296 821 Q 283 814 293 797 Q 326 749 264 467 L 253 422 Q 250 413 249 403 Q 236 351 211 312 Q 202 288 224 271 Q 272 249 312 220 L 355 190 Q 388 166 429 130 Q 445 117 456 116 Q 465 117 470 128 Q 476 140 468 170 Q 459 203 382 238 L 336 258 Q 309 271 275 284 Q 256 293 256 311 Q 277 372 296 435 L 309 476 Z", "M 312 220 Q 249 138 161 86 Q 130 71 122 63 Q 118 56 129 53 Q 168 44 250 92 Q 316 131 355 190 L 382 238 Q 425 317 468 448 Q 477 466 482 477 Q 494 495 476 510 Q 436 547 420 549 Q 401 550 409 525 Q 412 513 413 498 L 410 470 Q 409 466 408 459 Q 389 354 336 258 L 312 220 Z", "M 413 498 Q 361 488 309 476 L 264 467 Q 203 457 140 444 Q 118 440 83 443 Q 70 443 68 434 Q 64 421 72 413 Q 91 395 121 374 Q 131 370 143 377 Q 218 422 253 422 L 296 435 Q 347 453 400 467 Q 404 468 410 470 C 439 479 442 504 413 498 Z", "M 710 228 Q 779 328 812 447 Q 822 490 853 520 Q 872 538 854 551 Q 830 566 801 572 Q 773 581 747 565 Q 719 555 667 539 Q 609 526 550 520 Q 531 521 527 515 Q 523 502 547 487 Q 575 468 641 490 Q 732 524 743 522 Q 759 522 759 501 Q 737 366 676 267 L 650 231 Q 590 156 458 77 Q 443 70 452 64 Q 458 61 481 71 Q 614 120 679 188 L 710 228 Z", "M 679 188 Q 764 64 804 56 Q 889 43 959 43 Q 996 43 994 53 Q 993 57 830 135 Q 770 168 710 228 L 676 267 Q 637 313 599 366 Q 571 408 537 412 Q 521 416 517 411 Q 514 405 527 393 Q 572 356 650 231 L 679 188 Z" ] } 5 strokes 奴 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 303, 808 ], [ 327, 789 ], [ 347, 754 ], [ 291, 488 ], [ 233, 297 ], [ 252, 277 ], [ 380, 208 ], [ 422, 179 ], [ 438, 163 ], [ 454, 131 ] ], [ [ 419, 535 ], [ 447, 487 ], [ 402, 340 ], [ 343, 220 ], [ 302, 165 ], [ 258, 125 ], [ 196, 84 ], [ 130, 61 ] ], [ [ 80, 430 ], [ 103, 417 ], [ 136, 410 ], [ 199, 433 ], [ 389, 478 ], [ 407, 492 ] ], [ [ 534, 511 ], [ 568, 500 ], [ 606, 504 ], [ 749, 543 ], [ 774, 543 ], [ 799, 526 ], [ 754, 364 ], [ 687, 238 ], [ 631, 175 ], [ 587, 141 ], [ 457, 70 ] ], [ [ 522, 408 ], [ 570, 376 ], [ 688, 217 ], [ 785, 115 ], [ 834, 90 ], [ 969, 52 ], [ 991, 51 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 309 476 Q 334 569 358 664 Q 368 710 387 736 Q 400 758 393 770 Q 380 789 333 817 Q 314 830 296 821 Q 283 814 293 797 Q 326 749 264 467 L 253 422 Q 250 413 249 403 Q 236 351 211 312 Q 202 288 224 271 Q 272 249 312 220 L 355 190 Q 388 166 429 130 Q 445 117 456 116 Q 465 117 470 128 Q 476 140 468 170 Q 459 203 382 238 L 336 258 Q 309 271 275 284 Q 256 293 256 311 Q 277 372 296 435 L 309 476 Z", "M 312 220 Q 249 138 161 86 Q 130 71 122 63 Q 118 56 129 53 Q 168 44 250 92 Q 316 131 355 190 L 382 238 Q 425 317 468 448 Q 477 466 482 477 Q 494 495 476 510 Q 436 547 420 549 Q 401 550 409 525 Q 412 513 413 498 L 410 470 Q 409 466 408 459 Q 389 354 336 258 L 312 220 Z", "M 413 498 Q 361 488 309 476 L 264 467 Q 203 457 140 444 Q 118 440 83 443 Q 70 443 68 434 Q 64 421 72 413 Q 91 395 121 374 Q 131 370 143 377 Q 218 422 253 422 L 296 435 Q 347 453 400 467 Q 404 468 410 470 C 439 479 442 504 413 498 Z", "M 710 228 Q 779 328 812 447 Q 822 490 853 520 Q 872 538 854 551 Q 830 566 801 572 Q 773 581 747 565 Q 719 555 667 539 Q 609 526 550 520 Q 531 521 527 515 Q 523 502 547 487 Q 575 468 641 490 Q 732 524 743 522 Q 759 522 759 501 Q 737 366 676 267 L 650 231 Q 590 156 458 77 Q 443 70 452 64 Q 458 61 481 71 Q 614 120 679 188 L 710 228 Z", "M 679 188 Q 764 64 804 56 Q 889 43 959 43 Q 996 43 994 53 Q 993 57 830 135 Q 770 168 710 228 L 676 267 Q 637 313 599 366 Q 571 408 537 412 Q 521 416 517 411 Q 514 405 527 393 Q 572 356 650 231 L 679 188 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.