Read Edit View history Discussion 孑 jié remaining Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a child with a left arm but no right arm. Compare to 孓 (child with no left arm) and 了 (child with no arms). Pinyin Separate values with commas jié × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint A child (子) without a right arm. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 孑 Simp strokes 孑 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 孑 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 270, 714 ], [ 335, 685 ], [ 466, 722 ], [ 645, 756 ], [ 681, 755 ], [ 698, 731 ], [ 704, 704 ], [ 574, 577 ], [ 542, 551 ], [ 532, 550 ] ], [ [ 458, 574 ], [ 530, 507 ], [ 550, 458 ], [ 562, 373 ], [ 567, 258 ], [ 563, 120 ], [ 552, 72 ], [ 523, 29 ], [ 374, 89 ] ], [ [ 170, 261 ], [ 239, 247 ], [ 394, 326 ], [ 589, 412 ], [ 756, 498 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 541 536 Q 577 555 663 625 Q 700 656 724 662 Q 766 675 769 692 Q 772 704 732 747 Q 696 787 684 785 Q 678 788 665 783 Q 599 759 341 723 Q 305 723 286 726 Q 265 733 257 719 Q 253 712 262 699 Q 272 683 300 664 Q 322 645 334 646 Q 344 645 367 659 Q 425 698 602 728 Q 651 740 657 735 Q 663 731 662 723 Q 661 714 542 568 Q 530 558 524 548 C 504 525 515 521 541 536 Z", "M 582 434 Q 570 512 541 536 L 524 548 Q 478 582 459 586 Q 447 589 448 568 Q 449 552 469 536 Q 517 499 530 412 L 535 364 Q 550 127 515 85 Q 505 72 477 79 Q 435 86 385 95 Q 366 99 367 92 Q 434 35 504 -22 Q 507 -26 512 -33 Q 521 -43 532 -37 Q 545 -30 571 10 Q 611 82 587 390 L 582 434 Z", "M 587 390 Q 717 456 748 480 Q 764 490 763 503 Q 756 509 740 505 Q 664 471 582 434 L 530 412 Q 401 360 259 301 Q 225 286 167 282 Q 151 278 149 265 Q 148 249 160 239 Q 191 220 235 199 Q 248 196 263 209 Q 335 266 535 364 L 587 390 Z" ] } 3 strokes 孑 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 270, 714 ], [ 335, 685 ], [ 466, 722 ], [ 645, 756 ], [ 681, 755 ], [ 698, 731 ], [ 704, 704 ], [ 574, 577 ], [ 542, 551 ], [ 532, 550 ] ], [ [ 458, 574 ], [ 530, 507 ], [ 550, 458 ], [ 562, 373 ], [ 567, 258 ], [ 563, 120 ], [ 552, 72 ], [ 523, 29 ], [ 374, 89 ] ], [ [ 170, 261 ], [ 239, 247 ], [ 394, 326 ], [ 589, 412 ], [ 756, 498 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 541 536 Q 577 555 663 625 Q 700 656 724 662 Q 766 675 769 692 Q 772 704 732 747 Q 696 787 684 785 Q 678 788 665 783 Q 599 759 341 723 Q 305 723 286 726 Q 265 733 257 719 Q 253 712 262 699 Q 272 683 300 664 Q 322 645 334 646 Q 344 645 367 659 Q 425 698 602 728 Q 651 740 657 735 Q 663 731 662 723 Q 661 714 542 568 Q 530 558 524 548 C 504 525 515 521 541 536 Z", "M 582 434 Q 570 512 541 536 L 524 548 Q 478 582 459 586 Q 447 589 448 568 Q 449 552 469 536 Q 517 499 530 412 L 535 364 Q 550 127 515 85 Q 505 72 477 79 Q 435 86 385 95 Q 366 99 367 92 Q 434 35 504 -22 Q 507 -26 512 -33 Q 521 -43 532 -37 Q 545 -30 571 10 Q 611 82 587 390 L 582 434 Z", "M 587 390 Q 717 456 748 480 Q 764 490 763 503 Q 756 509 740 505 Q 664 471 582 434 L 530 412 Q 401 360 259 301 Q 225 286 167 282 Q 151 278 149 265 Q 148 249 160 239 Q 191 220 235 199 Q 248 196 263 209 Q 335 266 535 364 L 587 390 Z" ] } 3 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.