Read Edit View history 弁 biàn conical cap worn during Zhou dynasty Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts hands (廾) holding a cap. Pinyin Separate values with commas biàn ×pán × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a cap. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 弁 Simp strokes 弁 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 弁 Simp strokes 弁 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 弁 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 484, 828 ], [ 509, 787 ], [ 507, 778 ], [ 447, 686 ], [ 380, 608 ], [ 352, 555 ], [ 399, 549 ], [ 625, 594 ], [ 654, 597 ], [ 678, 591 ] ], [ [ 616, 695 ], [ 709, 610 ], [ 723, 592 ], [ 735, 558 ] ], [ [ 112, 330 ], [ 172, 319 ], [ 484, 358 ], [ 815, 381 ], [ 858, 377 ], [ 918, 357 ] ], [ [ 353, 470 ], [ 370, 462 ], [ 396, 436 ], [ 394, 311 ], [ 375, 212 ], [ 347, 150 ], [ 311, 98 ], [ 261, 52 ], [ 217, 22 ] ], [ [ 588, 515 ], [ 609, 504 ], [ 634, 474 ], [ 631, -32 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 661 613 Q 540 600 409 574 Q 396 570 391 574 Q 388 578 396 590 Q 526 744 555 769 Q 568 779 563 794 Q 557 807 507 837 Q 489 847 478 844 Q 463 838 468 815 Q 480 755 356 612 Q 331 590 293 567 Q 277 555 281 543 Q 285 524 311 500 Q 323 487 338 498 Q 401 540 675 586 Q 678 587 682 587 C 712 592 691 616 661 613 Z", "M 682 587 Q 695 572 708 556 Q 718 540 735 538 Q 745 537 753 549 Q 760 562 757 594 Q 753 642 634 698 Q 619 705 612 703 Q 606 700 606 687 Q 606 678 661 613 L 682 587 Z", "M 423 331 Q 459 341 602 344 L 665 344 Q 768 347 901 341 Q 923 341 930 350 Q 937 363 918 380 Q 858 429 790 414 Q 735 407 666 395 L 601 387 Q 525 381 426 368 L 365 363 Q 247 353 115 341 Q 91 340 108 319 Q 144 283 198 296 Q 277 315 366 325 L 423 331 Z", "M 366 325 Q 357 147 242 56 Q 227 43 213 28 Q 201 18 214 16 Q 229 17 262 36 Q 307 63 338 100 Q 369 136 401 211 Q 401 214 403 215 Q 422 272 423 331 L 426 368 Q 427 375 428 381 Q 428 411 438 438 Q 445 457 427 465 Q 370 495 348 482 Q 335 476 343 461 Q 364 431 365 363 L 366 325 Z", "M 602 344 Q 602 2 618 -32 Q 619 -35 621 -37 Q 627 -44 635 -42 Q 651 -33 658 32 Q 658 38 665 344 L 666 395 Q 666 428 676 474 Q 679 493 664 503 Q 628 527 611 530 Q 598 534 580 525 Q 570 516 579 505 Q 600 469 600 403 Q 600 397 601 387 L 602 344 Z" ] } 5 strokes 弁 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 484, 828 ], [ 509, 787 ], [ 507, 778 ], [ 447, 686 ], [ 380, 608 ], [ 352, 555 ], [ 399, 549 ], [ 625, 594 ], [ 654, 597 ], [ 678, 591 ] ], [ [ 616, 695 ], [ 709, 610 ], [ 723, 592 ], [ 735, 558 ] ], [ [ 112, 330 ], [ 172, 319 ], [ 484, 358 ], [ 815, 381 ], [ 858, 377 ], [ 918, 357 ] ], [ [ 353, 470 ], [ 370, 462 ], [ 396, 436 ], [ 394, 311 ], [ 375, 212 ], [ 347, 150 ], [ 311, 98 ], [ 261, 52 ], [ 217, 22 ] ], [ [ 588, 515 ], [ 609, 504 ], [ 634, 474 ], [ 631, -32 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 661 613 Q 540 600 409 574 Q 396 570 391 574 Q 388 578 396 590 Q 526 744 555 769 Q 568 779 563 794 Q 557 807 507 837 Q 489 847 478 844 Q 463 838 468 815 Q 480 755 356 612 Q 331 590 293 567 Q 277 555 281 543 Q 285 524 311 500 Q 323 487 338 498 Q 401 540 675 586 Q 678 587 682 587 C 712 592 691 616 661 613 Z", "M 682 587 Q 695 572 708 556 Q 718 540 735 538 Q 745 537 753 549 Q 760 562 757 594 Q 753 642 634 698 Q 619 705 612 703 Q 606 700 606 687 Q 606 678 661 613 L 682 587 Z", "M 423 331 Q 459 341 602 344 L 665 344 Q 768 347 901 341 Q 923 341 930 350 Q 937 363 918 380 Q 858 429 790 414 Q 735 407 666 395 L 601 387 Q 525 381 426 368 L 365 363 Q 247 353 115 341 Q 91 340 108 319 Q 144 283 198 296 Q 277 315 366 325 L 423 331 Z", "M 366 325 Q 357 147 242 56 Q 227 43 213 28 Q 201 18 214 16 Q 229 17 262 36 Q 307 63 338 100 Q 369 136 401 211 Q 401 214 403 215 Q 422 272 423 331 L 426 368 Q 427 375 428 381 Q 428 411 438 438 Q 445 457 427 465 Q 370 495 348 482 Q 335 476 343 461 Q 364 431 365 363 L 366 325 Z", "M 602 344 Q 602 2 618 -32 Q 619 -35 621 -37 Q 627 -44 635 -42 Q 651 -33 658 32 Q 658 38 665 344 L 666 395 Q 666 428 676 474 Q 679 493 664 503 Q 628 527 611 530 Q 598 534 580 525 Q 570 516 579 505 Q 600 469 600 403 Q 600 397 601 387 L 602 344 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.