Read Edit View history 尔 ěr HSK5 you Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 爾. Pictograph of a weapon with a sharp head and tail decorations on the end. Similar in origin to 朿. Original meaning unclear. Pinyin Separate values with commas ěr × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 尔 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 爾 ×尔 × Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 尔 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 379, 815 ], [ 398, 802 ], [ 418, 771 ], [ 389, 700 ], [ 296, 535 ], [ 228, 446 ], [ 206, 426 ] ], [ [ 329, 535 ], [ 377, 540 ], [ 452, 563 ], [ 671, 608 ], [ 709, 610 ], [ 742, 595 ], [ 755, 566 ], [ 646, 474 ] ], [ [ 469, 464 ], [ 497, 441 ], [ 520, 409 ], [ 512, 85 ], [ 492, 50 ], [ 445, 65 ], [ 358, 113 ] ], [ [ 306, 347 ], [ 277, 275 ], [ 208, 163 ] ], [ [ 675, 358 ], [ 796, 246 ], [ 813, 222 ], [ 829, 170 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 335 556 Q 375 613 419 693 Q 438 735 458 756 Q 467 768 462 781 Q 456 794 426 815 Q 398 831 378 830 Q 359 827 369 805 Q 384 780 375 755 Q 350 674 307 599 Q 267 526 209 444 Q 199 432 197 426 Q 194 414 209 418 Q 240 427 319 534 L 335 556 Z", "M 319 534 Q 353 509 388 519 Q 485 558 677 589 Q 710 593 710 581 Q 710 578 644 486 Q 635 473 641 468 Q 648 464 666 473 Q 736 515 792 527 Q 838 539 838 549 Q 837 559 765 620 Q 738 644 656 621 Q 601 614 415 572 Q 375 563 335 556 C 305 551 295 549 319 534 Z", "M 447 97 Q 404 107 363 119 Q 350 122 351 114 Q 352 107 363 98 Q 448 25 478 -18 Q 494 -37 511 -22 Q 551 20 550 93 Q 544 150 544 334 Q 545 374 557 402 Q 567 423 549 437 Q 521 461 489 472 Q 468 479 460 471 Q 453 464 465 447 Q 489 405 487 358 Q 491 207 485 129 Q 484 107 471 99 Q 461 92 447 97 Z", "M 292 351 Q 253 287 204 230 Q 177 199 190 160 Q 194 139 220 149 Q 245 162 267 194 Q 300 240 310 285 Q 320 319 318 347 Q 314 357 308 359 Q 298 359 292 351 Z", "M 672 335 Q 727 272 792 183 Q 808 158 825 151 Q 835 148 845 159 Q 861 172 852 225 Q 845 288 677 371 Q 667 378 663 364 Q 662 348 672 335 Z" ] } 5 strokes 尔 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 379, 815 ], [ 398, 802 ], [ 418, 771 ], [ 389, 700 ], [ 296, 535 ], [ 228, 446 ], [ 206, 426 ] ], [ [ 329, 535 ], [ 377, 540 ], [ 452, 563 ], [ 671, 608 ], [ 709, 610 ], [ 742, 595 ], [ 755, 566 ], [ 646, 474 ] ], [ [ 469, 464 ], [ 497, 441 ], [ 520, 409 ], [ 512, 85 ], [ 492, 50 ], [ 445, 65 ], [ 358, 113 ] ], [ [ 306, 347 ], [ 277, 275 ], [ 208, 163 ] ], [ [ 675, 358 ], [ 796, 246 ], [ 813, 222 ], [ 829, 170 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 335 556 Q 375 613 419 693 Q 438 735 458 756 Q 467 768 462 781 Q 456 794 426 815 Q 398 831 378 830 Q 359 827 369 805 Q 384 780 375 755 Q 350 674 307 599 Q 267 526 209 444 Q 199 432 197 426 Q 194 414 209 418 Q 240 427 319 534 L 335 556 Z", "M 319 534 Q 353 509 388 519 Q 485 558 677 589 Q 710 593 710 581 Q 710 578 644 486 Q 635 473 641 468 Q 648 464 666 473 Q 736 515 792 527 Q 838 539 838 549 Q 837 559 765 620 Q 738 644 656 621 Q 601 614 415 572 Q 375 563 335 556 C 305 551 295 549 319 534 Z", "M 447 97 Q 404 107 363 119 Q 350 122 351 114 Q 352 107 363 98 Q 448 25 478 -18 Q 494 -37 511 -22 Q 551 20 550 93 Q 544 150 544 334 Q 545 374 557 402 Q 567 423 549 437 Q 521 461 489 472 Q 468 479 460 471 Q 453 464 465 447 Q 489 405 487 358 Q 491 207 485 129 Q 484 107 471 99 Q 461 92 447 97 Z", "M 292 351 Q 253 287 204 230 Q 177 199 190 160 Q 194 139 220 149 Q 245 162 267 194 Q 300 240 310 285 Q 320 319 318 347 Q 314 357 308 359 Q 298 359 292 351 Z", "M 672 335 Q 727 272 792 183 Q 808 158 825 151 Q 835 148 845 159 Q 861 172 852 225 Q 845 288 677 371 Q 667 378 663 364 Q 662 348 672 335 Z" ] } 5 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.