Read Edit View history Discussion 指 zhǐ HSK3 finger Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 旨 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas zhǐ ×zhí ×zhī × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 扌 is a component form of 手. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 指 Simp strokes 指 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 指 Simp strokes 指 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 指 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 131, 516 ], [ 192, 514 ], [ 381, 567 ], [ 430, 569 ] ], [ [ 284, 815 ], [ 309, 798 ], [ 329, 773 ], [ 317, 450 ], [ 320, 114 ], [ 314, 84 ], [ 297, 53 ], [ 177, 103 ] ], [ [ 65, 229 ], [ 110, 224 ], [ 265, 337 ], [ 419, 437 ] ], [ [ 735, 737 ], [ 748, 697 ], [ 739, 687 ], [ 673, 647 ], [ 562, 598 ], [ 542, 582 ] ], [ [ 489, 759 ], [ 524, 718 ], [ 517, 616 ], [ 526, 535 ], [ 541, 502 ], [ 565, 484 ], [ 612, 472 ], [ 713, 471 ], [ 787, 483 ], [ 835, 503 ], [ 842, 522 ], [ 843, 623 ] ], [ [ 505, 362 ], [ 528, 340 ], [ 535, 315 ], [ 537, 230 ], [ 522, 76 ], [ 524, 35 ] ], [ [ 559, 325 ], [ 585, 340 ], [ 742, 375 ], [ 771, 360 ], [ 787, 341 ], [ 787, 84 ], [ 775, 52 ], [ 715, 66 ] ], [ [ 560, 198 ], [ 573, 210 ], [ 627, 222 ], [ 683, 228 ], [ 707, 221 ] ], [ [ 550, 66 ], [ 574, 81 ], [ 692, 92 ], [ 734, 84 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 342 528 Q 429 553 437 559 Q 446 568 440 576 Q 433 588 402 593 Q 371 597 344 584 L 298 566 Q 214 539 139 527 Q 102 518 130 503 Q 172 481 239 501 Q 266 510 297 516 L 342 528 Z", "M 294 331 Q 293 241 292 129 Q 291 104 278 95 Q 272 91 200 104 Q 169 114 171 105 Q 172 98 192 84 Q 256 36 272 9 Q 291 -22 307 -24 Q 320 -25 334 9 Q 350 52 349 123 Q 342 246 341 367 L 340 401 Q 340 465 342 528 L 344 584 Q 350 722 365 767 Q 381 795 328 817 Q 297 835 277 829 Q 261 822 276 800 Q 295 775 297 742 Q 298 723 298 566 L 297 516 Q 296 455 295 375 L 294 331 Z", "M 295 375 Q 78 251 75 249 Q 53 245 50 231 Q 49 222 63 208 Q 82 192 106 184 Q 122 180 132 192 Q 189 250 294 331 L 341 367 Q 422 430 424 432 Q 431 445 420 444 Q 410 444 340 401 L 295 375 Z", "M 539 577 Q 587 592 732 649 Q 754 659 779 661 Q 803 665 797 684 Q 790 703 769 725 Q 751 744 738 746 Q 725 747 726 734 Q 723 697 624 646 Q 581 624 538 596 C 513 580 510 568 539 577 Z", "M 878 515 Q 863 551 853 612 Q 852 625 845 630 Q 838 634 835 617 Q 820 542 808 529 Q 778 496 668 492 Q 607 491 579 500 Q 555 512 549 527 Q 542 543 539 577 L 538 596 Q 538 669 551 704 Q 560 731 543 745 Q 498 776 485 771 Q 472 765 479 751 Q 498 720 497 671 Q 497 512 532 481 Q 553 460 619 451 Q 674 445 758 452 Q 834 458 863 476 Q 888 489 878 515 Z", "M 553 348 Q 538 363 508 373 Q 501 374 495 367 Q 492 363 498 353 Q 531 286 506 134 Q 494 85 497 70 Q 504 42 515 31 Q 525 19 533 31 Q 542 41 546 61 L 552 95 Q 555 131 555 191 L 556 220 Q 556 290 559 317 C 561 341 561 341 553 348 Z", "M 707 69 Q 737 32 758 -4 Q 765 -20 777 -20 Q 792 -19 807 12 Q 825 48 822 92 Q 798 305 824 335 Q 833 348 824 357 Q 806 375 757 397 Q 741 406 726 397 Q 674 372 553 348 C 524 342 530 311 559 317 Q 563 317 715 349 Q 734 353 745 346 Q 770 321 753 95 Q 749 85 741 84 C 721 61 697 82 707 69 Z", "M 555 191 Q 559 191 564 191 Q 643 203 702 210 Q 727 214 717 228 Q 707 243 679 248 Q 643 252 556 220 C 528 210 525 191 555 191 Z", "M 546 61 Q 552 60 563 61 Q 609 68 707 69 C 737 69 751 69 741 84 Q 737 93 714 109 Q 698 119 667 113 Q 604 101 552 95 C 522 91 516 63 546 61 Z" ] } 9 strokes 指 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 126, 515 ], [ 437, 570 ] ], [ [ 277, 821 ], [ 330, 771 ], [ 319, 107 ], [ 292, 28 ], [ 181, 105 ] ], [ [ 54, 231 ], [ 112, 225 ], [ 418, 437 ] ], [ [ 541, 588 ], [ 693, 634 ], [ 806, 641 ] ], [ [ 483, 764 ], [ 525, 719 ], [ 524, 553 ], [ 551, 495 ], [ 659, 467 ], [ 865, 501 ] ], [ [ 502, 363 ], [ 536, 311 ], [ 522, 30 ] ], [ [ 550, 334 ], [ 735, 375 ], [ 790, 342 ], [ 768, -15 ] ], [ [ 551, 201 ], [ 713, 221 ] ], [ [ 545, 70 ], [ 738, 85 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M342,528C400,544 432,555 437,559C443,565 443,571 440,576C434,584 422,590 402,593C381,596 362,592 344,584C313,572 313,572 298,566C243,545 188,537 139,527C114,523 111,513 130,503C157,489 194,486 239,499C257,505 276,511 297,516C327,524 327,524 342,528Z", "M294,331C292,272 293,204 292,129C291,113 286,101 278,95C274,93 247,94 200,104C178,109 169,112 171,105C171,101 178,94 192,84C234,53 261,27 272,9C284,-11 296,-22 307,-24C315,-24 325,-13 334,9C345,38 350,76 349,123C345,206 343,287 341,367C340,390 340,390 340,401C338,444 340,487 342,528C343,565 343,565 344,584C347,677 352,738 365,767C373,787 362,801 328,817C306,828 290,834 277,829C266,826 265,815 276,800C288,784 295,765 297,742C297,730 300,671 298,566C297,533 297,533 297,516C296,476 296,429 295,375C294,346 294,346 294,331Z", "M295,375C150,292 77,250 75,249C60,246 51,241 50,231C48,226 53,217 63,208C75,197 89,189 106,184C116,181 124,185 132,192C169,232 223,278 294,331C325,355 325,355 341,367C395,409 423,431 424,432C429,441 427,445 420,444C413,444 387,429 340,401C310,384 310,384 295,375Z", "M543,577C640,601 717,615 795,627C810,630 824,641 801,653C748,683 666,654 542,606C533,602 534,575 543,577Z", "M860,515C825,534 809,520 757,507C700,493 640,481 583,504C547,519 544,548 543,577C542,596 542,596 542,606C540,656 546,681 555,704C561,722 557,737 547,745C516,767 493,775 485,771C476,768 473,761 479,751C491,731 497,704 497,671C496,566 509,504 532,481C586,429 689,443 758,452C789,457 824,467 845,476C861,484 886,501 860,515Z", "M553,348C543,358 528,367 508,373C503,375 498,372 495,367C492,365 494,360 498,353C520,309 524,235 506,134C499,101 494,80 497,70C501,52 507,39 515,31C532,14 540,37 546,61C548,73 551,84 552,95C554,134 553,152 555,191C556,210 556,210 556,220C557,267 557,299 559,317C561,327 561,342 553,348Z", "M729,69C741,48 748,-20 777,-20C787,-19 796,-8 807,12C818,37 825,63 822,92C807,235 807,315 824,335C830,344 830,351 824,357C812,369 789,382 757,397C745,403 736,403 726,397C691,380 633,364 553,348C543,346 549,315 559,317C561,317 613,328 715,349C727,352 738,352 745,346C760,332 763,270 756,139C755,123 753,98 743,84C739,78 726,75 729,69Z", "M555,191C604,196 657,205 702,210C718,213 723,220 717,228C710,239 696,246 679,248C654,252 614,242 556,220C547,216 546,189 555,191Z", "M546,61C571,61 674,69 729,69C736,69 747,79 743,84C705,136 698,109 552,95C541,93 534,61 546,61Z" ] } 9 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.