Read Edit View history 屮 chè sprout Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Half of 艸 (grass). Depicts a blade of grass. Pinyin Separate values with commas chè ×cǎo × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 屮 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 232, 576 ], [ 269, 521 ], [ 267, 464 ], [ 242, 315 ], [ 291, 311 ], [ 478, 348 ], [ 646, 366 ], [ 722, 368 ], [ 739, 352 ] ], [ [ 730, 621 ], [ 775, 574 ], [ 779, 389 ], [ 773, 324 ], [ 779, 267 ] ], [ [ 457, 798 ], [ 486, 791 ], [ 526, 753 ], [ 517, 630 ], [ 511, -57 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 545 334 Q 561 338 580 339 Q 707 355 740 344 C 770 339 778 391 748 390 Q 642 387 545 376 L 484 370 Q 384 360 296 340 Q 271 336 279 366 Q 289 429 302 495 Q 309 523 298 541 Q 258 592 227 588 Q 214 584 222 560 Q 247 488 232 420 Q 219 354 190 327 Q 166 308 174 290 Q 187 271 206 256 Q 222 246 234 254 Q 267 288 484 325 L 545 334 Z", "M 740 344 Q 736 314 767 264 Q 780 246 791 262 Q 809 284 809 424 Q 806 536 818 570 Q 825 588 811 602 Q 787 617 748 634 Q 732 640 719 632 Q 712 626 716 611 Q 746 577 748 392 L 748 390 L 740 344 Z", "M 484 325 Q 480 -32 499 -63 Q 515 -81 525 -57 Q 544 -12 545 334 L 545 376 Q 548 590 556 687 Q 557 721 575 749 Q 582 767 561 784 Q 533 806 485 818 Q 463 825 449 809 Q 437 799 452 786 Q 482 761 484 725 Q 487 389 484 370 L 484 325 Z" ] } 3 strokes 屮 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 232, 576 ], [ 269, 521 ], [ 267, 464 ], [ 242, 315 ], [ 291, 311 ], [ 478, 348 ], [ 646, 366 ], [ 722, 368 ], [ 739, 352 ] ], [ [ 730, 621 ], [ 775, 574 ], [ 779, 389 ], [ 773, 324 ], [ 779, 267 ] ], [ [ 457, 798 ], [ 486, 791 ], [ 526, 753 ], [ 517, 630 ], [ 511, -57 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 545 334 Q 561 338 580 339 Q 707 355 740 344 C 770 339 778 391 748 390 Q 642 387 545 376 L 484 370 Q 384 360 296 340 Q 271 336 279 366 Q 289 429 302 495 Q 309 523 298 541 Q 258 592 227 588 Q 214 584 222 560 Q 247 488 232 420 Q 219 354 190 327 Q 166 308 174 290 Q 187 271 206 256 Q 222 246 234 254 Q 267 288 484 325 L 545 334 Z", "M 740 344 Q 736 314 767 264 Q 780 246 791 262 Q 809 284 809 424 Q 806 536 818 570 Q 825 588 811 602 Q 787 617 748 634 Q 732 640 719 632 Q 712 626 716 611 Q 746 577 748 392 L 748 390 L 740 344 Z", "M 484 325 Q 480 -32 499 -63 Q 515 -81 525 -57 Q 544 -12 545 334 L 545 376 Q 548 590 556 687 Q 557 721 575 749 Q 582 767 561 784 Q 533 806 485 818 Q 463 825 449 809 Q 437 799 452 786 Q 482 761 484 725 Q 487 389 484 370 L 484 325 Z" ] } 3 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.