Read Edit View history 孜 zī be as diligent as possible Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 攵 represents the meaning and 子 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas zī × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 攵 is a component form of 攴. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 孜 Simp strokes 孜 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 孜 Simp strokes 孜 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 孜 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 157, 641 ], [ 217, 634 ], [ 363, 692 ], [ 414, 673 ], [ 421, 651 ], [ 322, 509 ] ], [ [ 259, 522 ], [ 314, 481 ], [ 333, 427 ], [ 359, 179 ], [ 340, 86 ], [ 299, 41 ], [ 207, 92 ] ], [ [ 70, 260 ], [ 141, 253 ], [ 439, 462 ] ], [ [ 593, 812 ], [ 647, 760 ], [ 556, 543 ], [ 468, 410 ] ], [ [ 550, 478 ], [ 858, 538 ] ], [ [ 667, 469 ], [ 706, 432 ], [ 627, 224 ], [ 541, 127 ], [ 426, 69 ] ], [ [ 478, 366 ], [ 765, 75 ], [ 939, 46 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M326,503C394,589 437,640 460,651C472,658 475,663 471,674C467,684 444,699 399,717C386,722 373,721 359,714C326,700 285,683 236,664C223,660 200,656 168,654C153,654 148,647 155,634C160,626 170,619 182,613C202,603 223,606 246,620C306,661 346,677 366,666C374,662 377,654 373,643C355,604 333,562 311,515C309,509 322,498 326,503Z", "M362,423C350,466 338,493 326,503C316,511 316,511 311,515C304,520 296,524 289,526C276,531 266,532 260,528C251,524 250,517 260,509C282,491 295,468 302,439C305,425 310,410 314,394C319,367 319,367 322,354C340,248 338,162 311,98C304,83 287,79 266,83C245,88 226,93 208,98C201,100 198,98 201,90C202,85 211,80 223,70C248,49 264,28 273,10C279,-2 287,-7 297,-6C305,-5 319,3 337,20C387,69 400,182 376,359C374,370 372,380 370,389C365,412 365,412 362,423Z", "M370,389C376,395 384,400 393,405C431,431 452,453 448,466C446,472 437,469 430,464C407,452 385,438 362,423C330,404 330,404 314,394C257,362 197,329 136,293C121,285 102,279 79,273C70,271 65,266 66,258C66,250 70,242 78,238C96,230 118,222 143,215C149,214 156,218 164,226C192,258 244,301 322,354C354,377 354,377 370,389Z", "M553,496C593,559 628,622 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802,105C758,122 707,158 649,213C626,238 626,238 615,250C591,277 567,307 543,338C530,355 512,367 490,371C483,373 476,372 472,368C468,365 470,361 475,356C479,352 484,347 489,344C505,334 540,291 593,214C612,187 612,187 622,174Z" ] } 7 strokes 孜 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 164, 642 ], [ 213, 633 ], [ 336, 686 ], [ 374, 692 ], [ 397, 683 ], [ 414, 666 ], [ 400, 634 ], [ 328, 520 ], [ 321, 520 ] ], [ [ 263, 519 ], [ 296, 502 ], [ 315, 479 ], [ 329, 443 ], [ 355, 321 ], [ 361, 237 ], [ 358, 167 ], [ 338, 80 ], [ 302, 43 ], [ 209, 90 ] ], [ [ 81, 258 ], [ 140, 254 ], [ 225, 316 ], [ 409, 433 ], [ 443, 463 ] ], [ [ 602, 802 ], [ 623, 789 ], [ 644, 760 ], [ 619, 677 ], [ 548, 527 ], [ 519, 476 ], [ 469, 411 ] ], [ [ 547, 477 ], [ 676, 499 ], [ 818, 539 ], [ 855, 538 ] ], [ [ 668, 471 ], [ 699, 447 ], [ 701, 431 ], [ 668, 311 ], [ 632, 231 ], [ 601, 184 ], [ 554, 136 ], [ 501, 98 ], [ 427, 68 ] ], [ [ 478, 363 ], [ 517, 342 ], [ 645, 183 ], [ 712, 116 ], [ 772, 70 ], [ 936, 41 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 326 503 Q 428 632 460 651 Q 479 658 471 674 Q 467 689 399 717 Q 380 724 359 714 Q 310 692 236 664 Q 217 657 168 654 Q 146 653 155 634 Q 164 622 182 613 Q 212 598 246 620 Q 337 681 366 666 Q 379 659 373 643 Q 345 585 311 515 C 298 488 307 480 326 503 Z", "M 362 423 Q 344 487 326 503 L 311 515 Q 301 522 289 526 Q 270 533 260 528 Q 247 522 260 509 Q 294 482 302 439 Q 308 417 314 394 L 322 354 Q 349 195 311 98 Q 298 76 266 83 Q 235 90 208 98 Q 198 101 201 90 Q 205 83 223 70 Q 260 36 273 10 Q 282 -8 297 -6 Q 310 -5 337 20 Q 412 93 376 359 Q 373 375 370 389 L 362 423 Z", "M 370 389 Q 380 398 393 405 Q 450 444 448 466 Q 441 470 430 464 Q 397 445 362 423 L 314 394 Q 229 346 136 293 Q 115 280 79 273 Q 66 269 66 258 Q 67 245 78 238 Q 106 226 143 215 Q 153 214 164 226 Q 206 274 322 354 L 370 389 Z", "M 553 496 Q 613 590 655 685 Q 671 727 688 749 Q 697 761 689 774 Q 683 787 650 806 Q 619 821 600 817 Q 581 813 593 791 Q 623 749 551 587 Q 518 512 470 429 Q 461 417 460 410 Q 459 398 472 403 Q 490 410 539 475 L 553 496 Z", "M 702 483 Q 852 522 860 529 Q 869 536 863 545 Q 856 555 828 562 Q 801 565 712 533 Q 624 506 553 496 C 523 492 511 485 539 475 Q 587 457 647 471 Q 653 472 660 473 L 702 483 Z", "M 649 213 Q 689 294 695 312 Q 695 331 724 399 Q 730 417 740 431 Q 752 447 737 457 Q 716 475 702 483 C 677 500 651 502 660 473 Q 684 419 628 275 Q 625 271 624 266 Q 620 259 615 250 L 593 214 Q 533 130 454 94 Q 438 84 422 75 Q 409 68 420 64 Q 504 57 604 154 Q 613 164 622 174 L 649 213 Z", "M 622 174 Q 665 116 740 40 Q 768 15 813 20 Q 871 24 914 28 Q 929 29 941 34 Q 950 41 938 50 Q 922 60 802 105 Q 736 130 649 213 L 615 250 Q 579 290 543 338 Q 524 363 490 371 Q 480 372 472 368 Q 468 362 475 356 Q 482 349 489 344 Q 514 329 593 214 L 622 174 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources 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