Read Edit View history Discussion 寺 sì HSK6 temple Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 又 represents the meaning and 之 represents the sound. 又 was later reanalyzed as 寸, which also depicts a hand. Based on the original meaning "to hold", now written as 持. The current meaning "temple" is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas sì ×shì × 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 寺 Simp strokes 寺 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Originally 又 but later reanalyzed as 寸. Depicts a hand. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 寺 Simp strokes 寺 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 寺 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 347, 659 ], [ 386, 651 ], [ 429, 653 ], [ 558, 674 ], [ 635, 696 ], [ 672, 699 ], [ 698, 692 ] ], [ [ 482, 849 ], [ 528, 809 ], [ 518, 554 ], [ 501, 531 ] ], [ [ 136, 466 ], [ 194, 457 ], [ 462, 500 ], [ 826, 541 ], [ 886, 533 ], [ 923, 520 ] ], [ [ 221, 313 ], [ 271, 304 ], [ 469, 338 ], [ 725, 364 ], [ 761, 362 ], [ 819, 346 ] ], [ [ 551, 466 ], [ 578, 445 ], [ 600, 417 ], [ 599, 49 ], [ 589, 20 ], [ 575, 5 ], [ 450, 61 ] ], [ [ 348, 258 ], [ 403, 205 ], [ 418, 175 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 548 649 Q 701 682 702 683 Q 711 690 707 700 Q 700 712 670 721 Q 639 728 609 717 Q 581 708 551 700 L 495 686 Q 431 674 355 669 Q 318 665 344 646 Q 378 622 460 635 Q 476 638 496 641 L 548 649 Z", "M 538 530 Q 542 591 548 649 L 551 700 Q 554 754 571 814 Q 574 824 554 840 Q 518 859 494 863 Q 478 867 470 858 Q 463 851 471 836 Q 490 808 490 790 Q 493 741 495 686 L 496 641 Q 496 586 495 523 C 495 493 536 500 538 530 Z", "M 495 523 Q 332 502 139 478 Q 114 475 132 455 Q 148 439 170 433 Q 195 426 214 432 Q 466 502 902 503 Q 903 503 906 503 Q 930 503 936 513 Q 943 526 923 543 Q 856 594 787 573 Q 690 554 538 530 L 495 523 Z", "M 625 329 Q 685 333 757 332 Q 818 329 827 340 Q 833 352 816 366 Q 758 409 684 388 Q 657 384 629 377 L 570 368 Q 297 332 224 322 Q 203 321 219 303 Q 232 290 251 284 Q 272 278 288 283 Q 442 322 572 326 L 625 329 Z", "M 536 48 Q 494 58 455 67 Q 442 70 443 62 Q 444 55 455 47 Q 539 -19 569 -60 Q 585 -78 601 -63 Q 634 -30 634 61 Q 625 172 625 329 L 629 377 Q 630 395 637 409 Q 646 428 628 442 Q 601 464 570 475 Q 551 481 542 473 Q 536 466 547 450 Q 569 411 570 368 L 572 326 Q 584 71 559 51 Q 550 44 536 48 Z", "M 350 226 Q 378 172 409 155 Q 424 149 435 161 Q 442 174 443 191 Q 440 216 425 231 Q 374 273 342 268 Q 336 267 337 255 Q 336 242 350 226 Z" ] } 6 strokes 寺 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 347, 659 ], [ 386, 651 ], [ 429, 653 ], [ 558, 674 ], [ 635, 696 ], [ 672, 699 ], [ 698, 692 ] ], [ [ 482, 849 ], [ 528, 809 ], [ 518, 554 ], [ 501, 531 ] ], [ [ 136, 466 ], [ 194, 457 ], [ 462, 500 ], [ 826, 541 ], [ 886, 533 ], [ 923, 520 ] ], [ [ 221, 313 ], [ 271, 304 ], [ 469, 338 ], [ 725, 364 ], [ 761, 362 ], [ 819, 346 ] ], [ [ 551, 466 ], [ 578, 445 ], [ 600, 417 ], [ 599, 49 ], [ 589, 20 ], [ 575, 5 ], [ 450, 61 ] ], [ [ 348, 258 ], [ 403, 205 ], [ 418, 175 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 548 649 Q 701 682 702 683 Q 711 690 707 700 Q 700 712 670 721 Q 639 728 609 717 Q 581 708 551 700 L 495 686 Q 431 674 355 669 Q 318 665 344 646 Q 378 622 460 635 Q 476 638 496 641 L 548 649 Z", "M 538 530 Q 542 591 548 649 L 551 700 Q 554 754 571 814 Q 574 824 554 840 Q 518 859 494 863 Q 478 867 470 858 Q 463 851 471 836 Q 490 808 490 790 Q 493 741 495 686 L 496 641 Q 496 586 495 523 C 495 493 536 500 538 530 Z", "M 495 523 Q 332 502 139 478 Q 114 475 132 455 Q 148 439 170 433 Q 195 426 214 432 Q 466 502 902 503 Q 903 503 906 503 Q 930 503 936 513 Q 943 526 923 543 Q 856 594 787 573 Q 690 554 538 530 L 495 523 Z", "M 625 329 Q 685 333 757 332 Q 818 329 827 340 Q 833 352 816 366 Q 758 409 684 388 Q 657 384 629 377 L 570 368 Q 297 332 224 322 Q 203 321 219 303 Q 232 290 251 284 Q 272 278 288 283 Q 442 322 572 326 L 625 329 Z", "M 536 48 Q 494 58 455 67 Q 442 70 443 62 Q 444 55 455 47 Q 539 -19 569 -60 Q 585 -78 601 -63 Q 634 -30 634 61 Q 625 172 625 329 L 629 377 Q 630 395 637 409 Q 646 428 628 442 Q 601 464 570 475 Q 551 481 542 473 Q 536 466 547 450 Q 569 411 570 368 L 572 326 Q 584 71 559 51 Q 550 44 536 48 Z", "M 350 226 Q 378 172 409 155 Q 424 149 435 161 Q 442 174 443 191 Q 440 216 425 231 Q 374 273 342 268 Q 336 267 337 255 Q 336 242 350 226 Z" ] } 6 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.