Read Edit View history Discussion 守 shǒushòu HSK4 defend Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a hand (寸) guarding a building (宀). Pinyin Separate values with commas shǒu × 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 守 Simp strokes 守 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 守 Simp strokes 守 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 守 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 486, 855 ], [ 563, 801 ], [ 585, 762 ] ], [ [ 229, 666 ], [ 238, 635 ], [ 233, 610 ], [ 188, 528 ], [ 176, 471 ] ], [ [ 271, 634 ], [ 283, 621 ], [ 296, 621 ], [ 382, 642 ], [ 569, 674 ], [ 776, 697 ], [ 815, 681 ], [ 833, 654 ], [ 750, 567 ] ], [ [ 197, 377 ], [ 218, 370 ], [ 254, 369 ], [ 447, 404 ], [ 788, 443 ], [ 833, 440 ], [ 880, 426 ] ], [ [ 548, 588 ], [ 577, 565 ], [ 601, 533 ], [ 601, 191 ], [ 593, 43 ], [ 576, 10 ], [ 558, 13 ], [ 438, 73 ] ], [ [ 321, 316 ], [ 383, 256 ], [ 396, 223 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 508 806 Q 530 784 553 757 Q 568 742 586 742 Q 598 742 604 757 Q 611 773 602 808 Q 596 827 567 841 Q 498 871 480 863 Q 474 859 475 844 Q 479 831 508 806 Z", "M 262 640 Q 252 664 240 673 Q 221 689 218 661 Q 218 627 176 575 Q 131 530 158 469 L 159 467 Q 174 439 197 467 Q 216 492 230 531 Q 248 577 261 604 C 270 623 270 623 262 640 Z", "M 261 604 Q 283 595 307 601 Q 454 649 699 673 Q 753 679 771 676 Q 786 666 784 660 Q 784 654 746 580 Q 739 565 745 561 Q 752 557 771 568 Q 832 607 882 618 Q 922 628 922 638 Q 921 650 844 707 Q 819 728 720 709 Q 588 693 370 656 Q 316 647 262 640 C 232 636 232 611 261 604 Z", "M 627 404 Q 702 410 866 411 Q 887 412 891 420 Q 897 432 880 446 Q 822 489 762 470 Q 704 460 626 444 L 570 436 Q 548 435 525 429 Q 377 408 200 386 Q 179 385 195 367 Q 208 354 227 348 Q 249 342 264 347 Q 423 392 571 400 L 627 404 Z", "M 530 56 Q 487 68 443 79 Q 430 82 431 74 Q 432 67 443 58 Q 531 -14 563 -58 Q 579 -77 596 -61 Q 635 -22 633 54 Q 629 103 627 404 L 626 444 Q 625 493 638 527 Q 648 548 629 562 Q 601 584 568 595 Q 549 602 539 594 Q 533 587 545 570 Q 570 528 569 481 Q 569 459 570 436 L 571 400 Q 577 76 554 59 Q 545 52 530 56 Z", "M 321 284 Q 357 226 387 203 Q 403 197 415 210 Q 424 222 424 240 Q 421 267 405 283 Q 384 304 342 322 Q 326 331 315 328 Q 308 328 308 315 Q 308 302 321 284 Z" ] } 6 strokes 守 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 486, 855 ], [ 563, 801 ], [ 585, 762 ] ], [ [ 229, 666 ], [ 238, 635 ], [ 233, 610 ], [ 188, 528 ], [ 176, 471 ] ], [ [ 271, 634 ], [ 283, 621 ], [ 296, 621 ], [ 382, 642 ], [ 569, 674 ], [ 776, 697 ], [ 815, 681 ], [ 833, 654 ], [ 750, 567 ] ], [ [ 197, 377 ], [ 218, 370 ], [ 254, 369 ], [ 447, 404 ], [ 788, 443 ], [ 833, 440 ], [ 880, 426 ] ], [ [ 548, 588 ], [ 577, 565 ], [ 601, 533 ], [ 601, 191 ], [ 593, 43 ], [ 576, 10 ], [ 558, 13 ], [ 438, 73 ] ], [ [ 321, 316 ], [ 383, 256 ], [ 396, 223 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 508 806 Q 530 784 553 757 Q 568 742 586 742 Q 598 742 604 757 Q 611 773 602 808 Q 596 827 567 841 Q 498 871 480 863 Q 474 859 475 844 Q 479 831 508 806 Z", "M 262 640 Q 252 664 240 673 Q 221 689 218 661 Q 218 627 176 575 Q 131 530 158 469 L 159 467 Q 174 439 197 467 Q 216 492 230 531 Q 248 577 261 604 C 270 623 270 623 262 640 Z", "M 261 604 Q 283 595 307 601 Q 454 649 699 673 Q 753 679 771 676 Q 786 666 784 660 Q 784 654 746 580 Q 739 565 745 561 Q 752 557 771 568 Q 832 607 882 618 Q 922 628 922 638 Q 921 650 844 707 Q 819 728 720 709 Q 588 693 370 656 Q 316 647 262 640 C 232 636 232 611 261 604 Z", "M 627 404 Q 702 410 866 411 Q 887 412 891 420 Q 897 432 880 446 Q 822 489 762 470 Q 704 460 626 444 L 570 436 Q 548 435 525 429 Q 377 408 200 386 Q 179 385 195 367 Q 208 354 227 348 Q 249 342 264 347 Q 423 392 571 400 L 627 404 Z", "M 530 56 Q 487 68 443 79 Q 430 82 431 74 Q 432 67 443 58 Q 531 -14 563 -58 Q 579 -77 596 -61 Q 635 -22 633 54 Q 629 103 627 404 L 626 444 Q 625 493 638 527 Q 648 548 629 562 Q 601 584 568 595 Q 549 602 539 594 Q 533 587 545 570 Q 570 528 569 481 Q 569 459 570 436 L 571 400 Q 577 76 554 59 Q 545 52 530 56 Z", "M 321 284 Q 357 226 387 203 Q 403 197 415 210 Q 424 222 424 240 Q 421 267 405 283 Q 384 304 342 322 Q 326 331 315 328 Q 308 328 308 315 Q 308 302 321 284 Z" ] } 6 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.