Read Edit View history 宙 zhòu HSK7 time as concept Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 由 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas zhòu × 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 宙 Simp strokes 宙 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 宙 Simp strokes 宙 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 宙 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 465, 842 ], [ 558, 769 ], [ 576, 742 ] ], [ [ 233, 661 ], [ 243, 630 ], [ 224, 575 ], [ 186, 506 ], [ 182, 459 ] ], [ [ 270, 603 ], [ 286, 613 ], [ 494, 649 ], [ 778, 680 ], [ 817, 665 ], [ 838, 634 ], [ 766, 544 ] ], [ [ 256, 368 ], [ 290, 336 ], [ 301, 306 ], [ 331, 78 ], [ 347, 21 ] ], [ [ 320, 351 ], [ 345, 337 ], [ 476, 348 ], [ 689, 388 ], [ 723, 386 ], [ 745, 369 ], [ 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67 Q 333 241 329 315 C 327 345 327 345 311 355 Z", "M 640 51 Q 650 26 669 -19 Q 676 -37 687 -36 Q 703 -35 714 -8 Q 748 53 757 139 Q 766 193 774 255 Q 781 304 805 334 Q 823 353 811 368 Q 789 390 742 414 Q 723 424 689 413 Q 619 391 540 375 L 491 367 Q 415 361 311 355 C 281 353 299 311 329 315 Q 333 315 491 339 L 539 345 Q 597 355 663 364 Q 697 368 710 353 Q 734 302 686 97 Q 683 78 675 76 C 662 49 630 76 640 51 Z", "M 534 200 Q 570 209 608 215 Q 638 221 643 225 Q 650 232 646 239 Q 640 248 617 254 Q 593 260 569 250 Q 553 246 535 240 L 491 228 Q 451 221 407 218 Q 377 214 399 199 Q 432 178 480 191 Q 484 192 491 192 L 534 200 Z", "M 540 375 Q 540 444 560 518 Q 563 530 542 544 Q 508 563 482 567 Q 466 570 458 561 Q 451 554 459 538 Q 487 498 487 470 Q 488 421 491 367 L 491 339 Q 492 285 491 228 L 491 192 Q 490 140 488 81 C 487 51 528 57 529 87 Q 530 145 534 200 L 535 240 Q 536 294 539 345 L 540 375 Z", "M 361 31 Q 368 31 378 32 Q 462 47 640 51 C 670 52 704 69 675 76 Q 672 73 642 92 Q 641 93 640 94 Q 616 109 529 87 L 488 81 Q 418 74 360 67 C 330 63 331 30 361 31 Z" ] } 8 strokes 宙 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 465, 842 ], [ 558, 769 ], [ 576, 742 ] ], [ [ 233, 661 ], [ 243, 630 ], [ 224, 575 ], [ 186, 506 ], [ 182, 459 ] ], [ [ 270, 603 ], [ 286, 613 ], [ 494, 649 ], [ 778, 680 ], [ 817, 665 ], [ 838, 634 ], [ 766, 544 ] ], [ [ 256, 368 ], [ 290, 336 ], [ 301, 306 ], [ 331, 78 ], [ 347, 21 ] ], [ [ 320, 351 ], [ 345, 337 ], [ 476, 348 ], [ 689, 388 ], [ 723, 386 ], [ 745, 369 ], [ 760, 350 ], [ 741, 221 ], [ 717, 89 ], [ 708, 62 ], [ 690, 36 ], [ 687, -20 ] ], [ [ 401, 210 ], [ 455, 204 ], [ 590, 234 ], [ 635, 234 ] ], [ [ 471, 551 ], [ 508, 523 ], [ 519, 504 ], [ 510, 109 ], [ 494, 89 ] ], [ [ 365, 37 ], [ 382, 52 ], [ 395, 54 ], [ 567, 73 ], [ 663, 75 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 471 808 Q 526 739 567 719 Q 583 715 595 729 Q 602 742 600 762 Q 588 816 487 850 Q 468 857 458 853 Q 451 852 453 838 Q 454 825 471 808 Z", "M 265 633 Q 265 634 265 636 Q 253 658 242 667 Q 224 680 223 656 Q 229 620 159 530 Q 141 514 167 455 Q 182 430 200 456 Q 215 480 260 599 L 265 633 Z", "M 260 599 Q 288 584 322 594 Q 460 636 710 657 Q 756 661 772 658 Q 793 645 790 635 Q 790 634 761 555 Q 754 542 761 537 Q 768 533 786 546 Q 841 588 888 603 Q 927 616 925 626 Q 924 636 847 691 Q 823 709 746 696 Q 407 653 375 647 Q 320 640 265 633 C 235 629 232 609 260 599 Z", "M 311 355 Q 286 371 260 379 Q 253 380 248 376 Q 241 370 249 359 Q 294 281 302 100 Q 303 43 339 14 Q 340 13 343 11 Q 359 7 361 31 L 360 67 Q 333 241 329 315 C 327 345 327 345 311 355 Z", "M 640 51 Q 650 26 669 -19 Q 676 -37 687 -36 Q 703 -35 714 -8 Q 748 53 757 139 Q 766 193 774 255 Q 781 304 805 334 Q 823 353 811 368 Q 789 390 742 414 Q 723 424 689 413 Q 619 391 540 375 L 491 367 Q 415 361 311 355 C 281 353 299 311 329 315 Q 333 315 491 339 L 539 345 Q 597 355 663 364 Q 697 368 710 353 Q 734 302 686 97 Q 683 78 675 76 C 662 49 630 76 640 51 Z", "M 534 200 Q 570 209 608 215 Q 638 221 643 225 Q 650 232 646 239 Q 640 248 617 254 Q 593 260 569 250 Q 553 246 535 240 L 491 228 Q 451 221 407 218 Q 377 214 399 199 Q 432 178 480 191 Q 484 192 491 192 L 534 200 Z", "M 540 375 Q 540 444 560 518 Q 563 530 542 544 Q 508 563 482 567 Q 466 570 458 561 Q 451 554 459 538 Q 487 498 487 470 Q 488 421 491 367 L 491 339 Q 492 285 491 228 L 491 192 Q 490 140 488 81 C 487 51 528 57 529 87 Q 530 145 534 200 L 535 240 Q 536 294 539 345 L 540 375 Z", "M 361 31 Q 368 31 378 32 Q 462 47 640 51 C 670 52 704 69 675 76 Q 672 73 642 92 Q 641 93 640 94 Q 616 109 529 87 L 488 81 Q 418 74 360 67 C 330 63 331 30 361 31 Z" ] } 8 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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