Read Edit View history 执 zhí HSK5 hold in hand Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 執. Pictograph of a person with hands (丮) bound by shackles (㚔). Based on the original meaning "seize". The meaning later shifted to "wield power", "carry out", and "hold". Pinyin Separate values with commas zhí × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 执 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 執 ×执 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Shorthand for the 㚔 component in the traditional character 執. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 执 Simp strokes 执 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a person with two hands outstretched. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 执 Simp strokes 执 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 执 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 127, 520 ], [ 186, 519 ], [ 368, 578 ], [ 414, 580 ] ], [ [ 272, 798 ], [ 297, 782 ], [ 317, 759 ], [ 307, 446 ], [ 311, 114 ], [ 305, 83 ], [ 289, 54 ], [ 173, 107 ] ], [ [ 72, 210 ], [ 116, 208 ], [ 126, 215 ], [ 383, 433 ] ], [ [ 566, 764 ], [ 604, 725 ], [ 591, 553 ], [ 563, 398 ], [ 537, 309 ], [ 494, 210 ], [ 441, 119 ], [ 381, 42 ] ], [ [ 448, 499 ], [ 468, 492 ], [ 511, 494 ], [ 616, 521 ], [ 690, 548 ], [ 718, 551 ], [ 738, 543 ], [ 742, 521 ], [ 728, 460 ], [ 720, 354 ], [ 724, 249 ], [ 732, 205 ], [ 748, 158 ], [ 768, 123 ], [ 815, 76 ], [ 853, 52 ], [ 888, 43 ], [ 906, 48 ], [ 924, 93 ], [ 946, 218 ] ], [ [ 442, 351 ], [ 568, 249 ], [ 590, 220 ], [ 599, 195 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 333 538 Q 415 565 422 571 Q 429 580 424 588 Q 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199 313 126 256 Q 95 234 73 226 Q 61 219 60 211 Q 60 202 75 190 Q 94 177 118 172 Q 127 171 156 197 Q 195 245 284 328 L 331 372 Q 385 421 389 428 Q 395 441 384 440 Q 374 437 331 405 L 284 371 Z", "M 500 279 Q 461 186 379 54 Q 373 48 372 42 Q 369 32 380 33 Q 410 37 489 157 Q 510 191 530 232 Q 531 238 534 244 L 555 294 Q 592 402 608 503 L 614 541 Q 623 655 637 713 Q 646 728 638 741 Q 622 757 592 771 Q 573 781 560 777 Q 548 770 555 756 Q 576 725 573 664 Q 563 534 561 524 L 556 488 Q 540 392 516 318 L 500 279 Z", "M 608 503 Q 689 530 698 524 Q 705 518 701 498 Q 674 182 761 88 Q 846 -14 940 -2 Q 941 -1 943 -1 Q 959 3 955 22 Q 943 89 951 206 Q 951 222 947 222 Q 943 223 935 209 Q 925 178 912 133 Q 903 99 884 87 Q 877 80 851 92 Q 761 138 749 249 Q 739 322 757 437 Q 766 491 786 518 Q 810 536 807 548 Q 803 564 744 587 Q 725 597 707 582 Q 676 564 614 541 L 561 524 Q 494 508 454 505 Q 430 504 446 491 Q 461 478 484 476 Q 506 472 536 483 Q 545 486 556 488 L 608 503 Z", "M 534 244 Q 586 187 596 184 Q 603 183 609 190 Q 618 200 609 234 Q 602 262 555 294 L 516 318 Q 470 346 443 359 Q 436 363 434 354 Q 434 344 442 335 Q 470 310 500 279 L 534 244 Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + 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.