Read Edit View history Discussion 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": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 227, 579 ], [ 270, 513 ], [ 224, 317 ], [ 248, 294 ], [ 544, 356 ], [ 752, 360 ] ], [ [ 722, 626 ], [ 777, 573 ], [ 778, 259 ] ], [ [ 446, 802 ], [ 507, 778 ], [ 530, 743 ], [ 510, -66 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M545,334Q561,338 580,339Q707,355 740,344C755,341 764,390 748,390Q642,387 545,376C504,372 504,372 484,370Q384,360 296,340Q271,336 279,366Q289,429 302,495Q309,523 298,541Q258,592 227,588Q214,584 222,560Q247,488 232,420Q219,354 190,327Q166,308 174,290Q187,271 206,256Q222,246 234,254Q267,288 484,325C525,331 525,331 545,334Z", "M740,344Q736,314 767,264Q780,246 791,262Q809,284 809,424Q806,536 818,570Q825,588 811,602Q787,617 748,634Q732,640 719,632Q712,626 716,611Q746,577 748,392C748,391 748,391 748,390C743,359 743,359 740,344Z", "M484,325Q480,-32 499,-63Q515,-81 525,-57Q544,-12 545,334C545,362 545,362 545,376Q548,590 556,687Q557,721 575,749Q582,767 561,784Q533,806 485,818Q463,825 449,809Q437,799 452,786Q482,761 484,725Q487,389 484,370C484,340 484,340 484,325Z" ] } 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.