Read Edit View history 宣 xuānXuān HSK3 declare, announce Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 亘 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas xuān × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Alludes to an emperor giving proclamations inside his palace. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 宣 Simp strokes 宣 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 宣 Simp strokes 宣 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 宣 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 451, 826 ], [ 541, 772 ], [ 564, 736 ] ], [ [ 234, 666 ], [ 244, 636 ], [ 241, 617 ], [ 187, 516 ], [ 180, 466 ] ], [ [ 277, 628 ], [ 287, 618 ], [ 321, 620 ], [ 568, 669 ], [ 747, 692 ], [ 786, 674 ], [ 802, 648 ], [ 726, 549 ] ], [ [ 346, 506 ], [ 368, 499 ], [ 407, 500 ], [ 591, 537 ], [ 635, 536 ] ], [ [ 296, 391 ], [ 320, 373 ], [ 342, 340 ], [ 360, 231 ], [ 386, 144 ] ], [ [ 341, 386 ], [ 374, 379 ], [ 594, 424 ], [ 635, 426 ], [ 670, 417 ], [ 696, 387 ], [ 653, 231 ], [ 632, 181 ], [ 636, 159 ] ], [ [ 386, 265 ], [ 397, 275 ], [ 491, 294 ], [ 550, 301 ], [ 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389 Q 318 398 300 401 Q 293 404 288 398 Q 281 392 291 381 Q 324 333 338 218 Q 342 158 380 132 Q 381 132 383 131 Q 399 127 399 152 L 397 183 Q 396 202 388 225 Q 385 241 382 258 L 379 285 Q 373 322 372 352 Q 372 356 371 360 C 370 371 361 375 334 389 Z", "M 594 179 Q 612 151 628 141 Q 638 132 655 154 Q 671 179 706 317 Q 716 348 740 374 Q 753 387 743 401 Q 727 419 683 447 Q 665 456 579 436 Q 569 436 436 409 Q 379 397 334 389 C 304 384 342 352 371 360 Q 455 384 599 405 Q 633 409 644 399 Q 657 383 654 367 Q 627 237 616 218 Q 612 208 601 203 C 587 189 587 189 594 179 Z", "M 382 258 Q 388 257 398 258 Q 497 274 569 282 Q 594 286 585 300 Q 575 316 547 321 Q 510 325 379 285 C 350 276 352 260 382 258 Z", "M 399 152 Q 405 152 412 153 Q 469 166 594 179 C 624 182 624 184 601 203 Q 594 209 584 215 Q 568 222 540 215 Q 461 194 397 183 C 367 178 369 151 399 152 Z", "M 512 29 Q 744 42 803 37 Q 890 31 896 35 Q 896 36 897 36 Q 906 49 893 63 Q 823 127 767 109 Q 653 91 480 75 Q 209 51 162 50 Q 156 50 150 50 Q 135 50 134 39 Q 133 26 152 10 Q 197 -23 234 -11 Q 348 17 512 29 Z" ] } 9 strokes 宣 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 444, 824 ], [ 543, 771 ], [ 563, 720 ] ], [ [ 233, 671 ], [ 243, 622 ], [ 173, 457 ] ], [ [ 264, 623 ], [ 759, 689 ], [ 843, 639 ], [ 725, 549 ] ], [ [ 343, 506 ], [ 644, 538 ] ], [ [ 293, 393 ], [ 340, 353 ], [ 385, 135 ] ], [ [ 339, 384 ], [ 667, 421 ], [ 700, 377 ], [ 613, 156 ] ], [ [ 376, 272 ], [ 581, 302 ] ], [ [ 394, 165 ], [ 599, 193 ] ], [ [ 142, 37 ], [ 214, 20 ], [ 793, 76 ], [ 895, 48 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M476,780Q504,758 533,729Q549,716 567,716Q579,717 584,732Q590,750 578,783Q566,814 469,835Q451,839 444,835Q438,831 440,816Q444,803 476,780Z", "M268,636Q259,663 245,672Q226,688 223,661Q227,631 188,580Q151,535 149,523Q149,498 163,463Q178,435 199,463Q218,490 234,530Q252,579 265,607C269,616 272,627 268,636Z", "M265,607Q290,591 332,600Q395,621 666,667Q721,674 738,671Q754,656 750,649Q751,643 720,561Q713,545 721,541Q730,537 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608,198 601,203Q594,209 584,215Q568,222 540,215Q461,194 397,183C387,181 389,152 399,152Z", "M512,29Q744,42 803,37Q890,31 896,35Q896,36 897,36Q906,49 893,63Q823,127 767,109Q653,91 480,75Q209,51 162,50Q156,50 150,50Q135,50 134,39Q133,26 152,10Q197,-23 234,-11Q348,17 512,29Z" ] } 9 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.