Read Edit View history 戊 wù 5th heavenly stem Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a battle axe. Similar to 戈, 戉, and 戌. Pinyin Separate values with commas wù × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 戊 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 317, 527 ], [ 345, 515 ], [ 432, 529 ], [ 665, 595 ], [ 713, 598 ] ], [ [ 246, 541 ], [ 282, 507 ], [ 287, 481 ], [ 277, 360 ], [ 254, 256 ], [ 233, 201 ], [ 201, 147 ], [ 149, 92 ], [ 94, 57 ] ], [ [ 412, 802 ], [ 437, 797 ], [ 478, 769 ], [ 503, 642 ], [ 560, 456 ], [ 601, 353 ], [ 656, 244 ], [ 689, 192 ], [ 749, 121 ], [ 806, 73 ], [ 846, 53 ], [ 877, 49 ], [ 887, 70 ], [ 897, 141 ], [ 899, 236 ] ], [ [ 716, 457 ], [ 734, 425 ], [ 734, 405 ], [ 683, 306 ], [ 621, 225 ], [ 562, 169 ], [ 523, 141 ], [ 441, 93 ], [ 396, 77 ] ], [ [ 661, 774 ], [ 744, 739 ], [ 759, 730 ], [ 783, 701 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 556 538 Q 602 551 652 562 Q 712 578 720 587 Q 729 596 724 604 Q 717 616 686 622 Q 655 626 625 614 Q 585 598 543 584 L 500 570 Q 491 569 485 566 Q 404 544 308 530 C 278 526 294 500 324 497 Q 357 490 467 516 Q 489 522 514 527 L 556 538 Z", "M 308 530 Q 260 557 245 555 Q 224 552 240 528 Q 267 473 240 301 Q 230 253 205 200 Q 187 158 105 76 Q 89 63 86 57 Q 83 50 96 50 Q 130 47 199 110 Q 280 188 308 386 Q 315 441 324 497 C 328 519 328 519 308 530 Z", "M 647 214 Q 719 90 830 16 Q 897 -27 928 -23 Q 947 -16 937 13 Q 925 65 911 218 Q 907 243 898 243 Q 891 242 887 218 Q 880 173 871 135 Q 864 96 850 94 Q 837 91 807 110 Q 725 174 679 251 L 648 306 Q 599 399 556 538 L 543 584 Q 515 680 515 761 Q 522 804 463 817 Q 427 827 408 817 Q 389 808 402 790 Q 453 756 458 722 Q 479 640 500 570 L 514 527 Q 565 365 619 265 L 647 214 Z", "M 619 265 Q 616 264 613 258 Q 544 174 394 83 Q 384 76 391 72 Q 424 57 544 128 Q 605 162 647 213 L 647 214 L 679 251 Q 710 293 744 351 Q 760 376 779 401 Q 789 411 785 423 Q 779 435 749 458 Q 727 474 716 473 Q 700 472 700 454 Q 697 379 648 306 L 619 265 Z", "M 690 735 Q 721 716 756 691 Q 772 681 787 684 Q 797 685 801 700 Q 802 716 789 744 Q 780 763 747 772 Q 669 790 655 779 Q 651 775 655 762 Q 659 752 690 735 Z" ] } 5 strokes 戊 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 317, 527 ], [ 345, 515 ], [ 432, 529 ], [ 665, 595 ], [ 713, 598 ] ], [ [ 246, 541 ], [ 282, 507 ], [ 287, 481 ], [ 277, 360 ], [ 254, 256 ], [ 233, 201 ], [ 201, 147 ], [ 149, 92 ], [ 94, 57 ] ], [ [ 412, 802 ], [ 437, 797 ], [ 478, 769 ], [ 503, 642 ], [ 560, 456 ], [ 601, 353 ], [ 656, 244 ], [ 689, 192 ], [ 749, 121 ], [ 806, 73 ], [ 846, 53 ], [ 877, 49 ], [ 887, 70 ], [ 897, 141 ], [ 899, 236 ] ], [ [ 716, 457 ], [ 734, 425 ], [ 734, 405 ], [ 683, 306 ], [ 621, 225 ], [ 562, 169 ], [ 523, 141 ], [ 441, 93 ], [ 396, 77 ] ], [ [ 661, 774 ], [ 744, 739 ], [ 759, 730 ], [ 783, 701 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 556 538 Q 602 551 652 562 Q 712 578 720 587 Q 729 596 724 604 Q 717 616 686 622 Q 655 626 625 614 Q 585 598 543 584 L 500 570 Q 491 569 485 566 Q 404 544 308 530 C 278 526 294 500 324 497 Q 357 490 467 516 Q 489 522 514 527 L 556 538 Z", "M 308 530 Q 260 557 245 555 Q 224 552 240 528 Q 267 473 240 301 Q 230 253 205 200 Q 187 158 105 76 Q 89 63 86 57 Q 83 50 96 50 Q 130 47 199 110 Q 280 188 308 386 Q 315 441 324 497 C 328 519 328 519 308 530 Z", "M 647 214 Q 719 90 830 16 Q 897 -27 928 -23 Q 947 -16 937 13 Q 925 65 911 218 Q 907 243 898 243 Q 891 242 887 218 Q 880 173 871 135 Q 864 96 850 94 Q 837 91 807 110 Q 725 174 679 251 L 648 306 Q 599 399 556 538 L 543 584 Q 515 680 515 761 Q 522 804 463 817 Q 427 827 408 817 Q 389 808 402 790 Q 453 756 458 722 Q 479 640 500 570 L 514 527 Q 565 365 619 265 L 647 214 Z", "M 619 265 Q 616 264 613 258 Q 544 174 394 83 Q 384 76 391 72 Q 424 57 544 128 Q 605 162 647 213 L 647 214 L 679 251 Q 710 293 744 351 Q 760 376 779 401 Q 789 411 785 423 Q 779 435 749 458 Q 727 474 716 473 Q 700 472 700 454 Q 697 379 648 306 L 619 265 Z", "M 690 735 Q 721 716 756 691 Q 772 681 787 684 Q 797 685 801 700 Q 802 716 789 744 Q 780 763 747 772 Q 669 790 655 779 Q 651 775 655 762 Q 659 752 690 735 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.