Read Edit View history 孔 kǒngKǒng hole, opening Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts an opening in a child's (子) head, representing the fontanel. Based on the original meaning "fontanel". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "hole" and "opening". Pinyin Separate values with commas kǒng × 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 孔 Simp strokes 孔 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts an opening. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 孔 Simp strokes 孔 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 孔 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 173, 652 ], [ 197, 642 ], [ 232, 640 ], [ 382, 695 ], [ 415, 695 ], [ 431, 685 ], [ 449, 664 ], [ 443, 651 ], [ 360, 532 ], [ 350, 532 ] ], [ [ 300, 526 ], [ 315, 522 ], [ 349, 490 ], [ 375, 423 ], [ 389, 325 ], [ 388, 180 ], [ 369, 109 ], [ 337, 74 ], [ 309, 81 ], [ 230, 118 ] ], [ [ 78, 268 ], [ 138, 258 ], [ 259, 327 ], [ 412, 403 ], [ 503, 458 ] ], [ [ 557, 773 ], [ 591, 755 ], [ 617, 724 ], [ 599, 527 ], [ 594, 324 ], [ 603, 167 ], [ 624, 103 ], [ 658, 69 ], [ 721, 47 ], [ 835, 47 ], [ 888, 65 ], [ 908, 82 ], [ 923, 270 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 357 518 Q 474 635 499 646 Q 520 653 512 671 Q 508 687 436 722 Q 415 731 392 721 Q 337 699 253 672 Q 231 665 178 665 Q 153 665 162 644 Q 171 631 191 619 Q 224 601 261 624 Q 369 687 396 669 Q 411 659 403 643 Q 375 591 342 527 C 328 500 336 497 357 518 Z", "M 342 527 Q 335 531 327 534 Q 306 541 296 536 Q 283 529 296 516 Q 335 486 352 394 L 358 354 Q 373 207 343 132 Q 328 107 293 113 Q 259 119 228 126 Q 216 129 222 118 Q 226 111 246 98 Q 289 64 304 38 Q 314 20 331 22 Q 344 23 371 49 Q 443 122 410 384 L 403 419 Q 387 494 357 518 L 342 527 Z", "M 352 394 Q 252 349 143 300 Q 118 288 76 283 Q 63 280 62 269 Q 61 254 72 247 Q 99 232 136 217 Q 148 216 159 226 Q 210 274 358 354 L 410 384 Q 482 427 497 442 Q 510 452 509 461 Q 503 467 490 462 Q 447 441 403 419 L 352 394 Z", "M 954 51 Q 976 67 956 106 Q 937 173 935 258 Q 935 270 927 279 Q 917 286 911 261 Q 901 228 886 174 Q 873 122 858 102 Q 854 89 830 84 Q 793 74 743 78 Q 706 79 681 90 Q 648 102 635 145 Q 614 214 626 447 Q 635 669 663 712 Q 679 758 589 786 Q 583 789 578 789 Q 557 793 548 783 Q 539 773 547 763 Q 563 748 571 725 Q 575 698 571 540 Q 559 228 583 133 Q 592 84 637 50 Q 706 -4 869 15 Q 881 18 893 20 Q 936 32 954 51 Z" ] } 4 strokes 孔 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 173, 652 ], [ 197, 642 ], [ 232, 640 ], [ 382, 695 ], [ 415, 695 ], [ 431, 685 ], [ 449, 664 ], [ 443, 651 ], [ 360, 532 ], [ 350, 532 ] ], [ [ 300, 526 ], [ 315, 522 ], [ 349, 490 ], [ 375, 423 ], [ 389, 325 ], [ 388, 180 ], [ 369, 109 ], [ 337, 74 ], [ 309, 81 ], [ 230, 118 ] ], [ [ 78, 268 ], [ 138, 258 ], [ 259, 327 ], [ 412, 403 ], [ 503, 458 ] ], [ [ 557, 773 ], [ 591, 755 ], [ 617, 724 ], [ 599, 527 ], [ 594, 324 ], [ 603, 167 ], [ 624, 103 ], [ 658, 69 ], [ 721, 47 ], [ 835, 47 ], [ 888, 65 ], [ 908, 82 ], [ 923, 270 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 357 518 Q 474 635 499 646 Q 520 653 512 671 Q 508 687 436 722 Q 415 731 392 721 Q 337 699 253 672 Q 231 665 178 665 Q 153 665 162 644 Q 171 631 191 619 Q 224 601 261 624 Q 369 687 396 669 Q 411 659 403 643 Q 375 591 342 527 C 328 500 336 497 357 518 Z", "M 342 527 Q 335 531 327 534 Q 306 541 296 536 Q 283 529 296 516 Q 335 486 352 394 L 358 354 Q 373 207 343 132 Q 328 107 293 113 Q 259 119 228 126 Q 216 129 222 118 Q 226 111 246 98 Q 289 64 304 38 Q 314 20 331 22 Q 344 23 371 49 Q 443 122 410 384 L 403 419 Q 387 494 357 518 L 342 527 Z", "M 352 394 Q 252 349 143 300 Q 118 288 76 283 Q 63 280 62 269 Q 61 254 72 247 Q 99 232 136 217 Q 148 216 159 226 Q 210 274 358 354 L 410 384 Q 482 427 497 442 Q 510 452 509 461 Q 503 467 490 462 Q 447 441 403 419 L 352 394 Z", "M 954 51 Q 976 67 956 106 Q 937 173 935 258 Q 935 270 927 279 Q 917 286 911 261 Q 901 228 886 174 Q 873 122 858 102 Q 854 89 830 84 Q 793 74 743 78 Q 706 79 681 90 Q 648 102 635 145 Q 614 214 626 447 Q 635 669 663 712 Q 679 758 589 786 Q 583 789 578 789 Q 557 793 548 783 Q 539 773 547 763 Q 563 748 571 725 Q 575 698 571 540 Q 559 228 583 133 Q 592 84 637 50 Q 706 -4 869 15 Q 881 18 893 20 Q 936 32 954 51 Z" ] } 4 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.