Read Edit View history 掌 zhǎng HSK5 palm of hand Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas zhǎng ×zhang × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 掌 Simp strokes 掌 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 掌 Simp strokes 掌 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 掌 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 472, 857 ], [ 509, 822 ], [ 505, 690 ], [ 489, 679 ] ], [ [ 323, 778 ], [ 373, 739 ], [ 395, 706 ] ], [ [ 693, 842 ], [ 703, 805 ], [ 600, 738 ] ], [ [ 208, 664 ], [ 218, 642 ], [ 215, 609 ], [ 169, 523 ], [ 167, 475 ] ], [ [ 248, 628 ], [ 268, 618 ], [ 302, 618 ], [ 564, 667 ], [ 775, 688 ], [ 808, 674 ], [ 827, 647 ], [ 750, 560 ] ], [ [ 356, 579 ], [ 384, 559 ], [ 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775 Q 314 765 327 750 Z", "M 664 811 Q 655 799 596 744 Q 586 731 601 731 Q 602 731 695 765 Q 714 775 737 781 Q 758 787 751 804 Q 742 822 721 839 Q 702 855 690 854 Q 678 855 680 842 Q 680 826 664 811 Z", "M 242 633 Q 242 655 217 671 Q 199 684 197 659 Q 201 629 171 586 Q 132 540 135 520 Q 141 487 151 471 Q 166 446 186 473 Q 189 479 242 613 L 242 633 Z", "M 242 613 Q 273 588 314 600 Q 456 642 695 666 Q 747 672 765 668 Q 783 659 781 651 Q 781 647 775 633 Q 738 563 745 557 Q 752 553 769 564 Q 824 601 870 614 Q 907 626 907 635 Q 906 645 835 699 Q 810 720 703 698 Q 690 698 523 672 L 484 666 Q 429 660 369 650 Q 311 640 251 635 Q 244 635 242 633 C 215 629 216 628 242 613 Z", "M 402 579 Q 392 585 362 587 Q 352 588 348 584 Q 344 578 352 565 Q 373 532 390 476 Q 394 460 405 449 Q 421 431 426 445 Q 426 448 427 451 L 426 481 Q 417 530 414 551 C 410 575 410 575 402 579 Z", "M 627 509 Q 651 551 671 561 Q 686 577 673 592 Q 660 604 615 627 Q 599 634 534 609 Q 465 590 402 579 C 372 574 384 546 414 551 Q 501 566 589 583 L 591 581 Q 598 572 580 513 C 571 484 612 483 627 509 Z", "M 427 451 Q 436 450 448 452 Q 509 465 640 476 Q 650 477 651 485 Q 651 492 627 509 C 611 521 609 520 580 513 Q 495 492 426 481 C 396 476 397 452 427 451 Z", "M 514 373 Q 541 386 602 395 Q 617 394 620 400 Q 624 409 615 419 Q 599 434 563 452 Q 550 459 539 459 Q 532 458 531 448 Q 525 412 350 350 Q 344 343 349 340 Q 359 337 440 355 Q 461 359 481 363 L 514 373 Z", "M 560 279 Q 591 286 626 290 Q 678 300 686 306 Q 693 313 690 321 Q 684 331 658 340 Q 628 347 557 324 L 501 310 Q 491 310 480 307 Q 408 294 326 289 Q 292 285 315 269 Q 354 244 404 255 Q 453 262 508 271 L 560 279 Z", "M 567 174 Q 643 180 850 180 Q 869 180 875 188 Q 881 200 864 214 Q 812 253 774 245 Q 692 229 565 210 L 514 202 Q 507 203 499 201 Q 343 182 161 162 Q 139 161 155 143 Q 168 130 187 123 Q 208 119 224 122 Q 380 164 516 170 L 567 174 Z", "M 516 170 Q 517 70 500 39 Q 499 35 494 33 Q 482 29 388 36 Q 381 36 378 33 Q 377 29 386 21 Q 450 -25 485 -63 Q 497 -75 504 -72 Q 513 -72 529 -56 Q 568 -23 568 58 Q 568 98 567 174 L 565 210 Q 564 261 560 279 L 557 324 Q 557 349 545 357 Q 529 367 514 373 C 487 386 466 389 481 363 Q 494 344 501 310 L 508 271 Q 511 240 514 202 L 516 170 Z" ] } 12 strokes 掌 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 472, 857 ], [ 509, 822 ], [ 505, 690 ], [ 489, 679 ] ], [ [ 323, 778 ], [ 373, 739 ], [ 395, 706 ] ], [ [ 693, 842 ], [ 703, 805 ], [ 600, 738 ] ], [ [ 208, 664 ], [ 218, 642 ], [ 215, 609 ], [ 169, 523 ], [ 167, 475 ] ], [ [ 248, 628 ], [ 268, 618 ], [ 302, 618 ], [ 564, 667 ], [ 775, 688 ], [ 808, 674 ], [ 827, 647 ], [ 750, 560 ] ], [ [ 356, 579 ], [ 384, 559 ], [ 389, 549 ], [ 416, 450 ] ], [ [ 410, 574 ], [ 448, 571 ], [ 569, 601 ], [ 606, 603 ], [ 630, 576 ], [ 613, 537 ], [ 589, 522 ] ], [ [ 432, 459 ], [ 450, 469 ], [ 586, 492 ], [ 618, 493 ], [ 642, 484 ] ], [ [ 612, 405 ], [ 554, 420 ], [ 471, 379 ], [ 436, 371 ], [ 425, 362 ], [ 414, 364 ], [ 403, 355 ], [ 390, 359 ], [ 384, 351 ], [ 363, 354 ], [ 352, 345 ] ], [ [ 318, 280 ], [ 341, 273 ], [ 393, 273 ], [ 607, 313 ], [ 678, 316 ] ], [ [ 158, 153 ], [ 216, 144 ], [ 449, 180 ], [ 784, 213 ], [ 826, 208 ], [ 864, 194 ] ], [ [ 488, 360 ], [ 513, 350 ], [ 526, 334 ], [ 530, 315 ], [ 540, 219 ], [ 542, 114 ], [ 538, 49 ], [ 530, 19 ], [ 504, -14 ], [ 385, 29 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 523 672 Q 533 733 540 789 Q 543 804 546 813 Q 549 820 551 827 Q 554 837 536 850 Q 505 868 482 872 Q 467 875 460 867 Q 453 860 460 847 Q 481 823 484 666 C 485 636 518 642 523 672 Z", "M 327 750 Q 360 699 388 686 Q 401 682 411 693 Q 418 703 417 720 Q 413 742 398 756 Q 359 789 325 788 Q 321 789 318 787 Q 312 787 313 775 Q 314 765 327 750 Z", "M 664 811 Q 655 799 596 744 Q 586 731 601 731 Q 602 731 695 765 Q 714 775 737 781 Q 758 787 751 804 Q 742 822 721 839 Q 702 855 690 854 Q 678 855 680 842 Q 680 826 664 811 Z", "M 242 633 Q 242 655 217 671 Q 199 684 197 659 Q 201 629 171 586 Q 132 540 135 520 Q 141 487 151 471 Q 166 446 186 473 Q 189 479 242 613 L 242 633 Z", "M 242 613 Q 273 588 314 600 Q 456 642 695 666 Q 747 672 765 668 Q 783 659 781 651 Q 781 647 775 633 Q 738 563 745 557 Q 752 553 769 564 Q 824 601 870 614 Q 907 626 907 635 Q 906 645 835 699 Q 810 720 703 698 Q 690 698 523 672 L 484 666 Q 429 660 369 650 Q 311 640 251 635 Q 244 635 242 633 C 215 629 216 628 242 613 Z", "M 402 579 Q 392 585 362 587 Q 352 588 348 584 Q 344 578 352 565 Q 373 532 390 476 Q 394 460 405 449 Q 421 431 426 445 Q 426 448 427 451 L 426 481 Q 417 530 414 551 C 410 575 410 575 402 579 Z", "M 627 509 Q 651 551 671 561 Q 686 577 673 592 Q 660 604 615 627 Q 599 634 534 609 Q 465 590 402 579 C 372 574 384 546 414 551 Q 501 566 589 583 L 591 581 Q 598 572 580 513 C 571 484 612 483 627 509 Z", "M 427 451 Q 436 450 448 452 Q 509 465 640 476 Q 650 477 651 485 Q 651 492 627 509 C 611 521 609 520 580 513 Q 495 492 426 481 C 396 476 397 452 427 451 Z", "M 514 373 Q 541 386 602 395 Q 617 394 620 400 Q 624 409 615 419 Q 599 434 563 452 Q 550 459 539 459 Q 532 458 531 448 Q 525 412 350 350 Q 344 343 349 340 Q 359 337 440 355 Q 461 359 481 363 L 514 373 Z", "M 560 279 Q 591 286 626 290 Q 678 300 686 306 Q 693 313 690 321 Q 684 331 658 340 Q 628 347 557 324 L 501 310 Q 491 310 480 307 Q 408 294 326 289 Q 292 285 315 269 Q 354 244 404 255 Q 453 262 508 271 L 560 279 Z", "M 567 174 Q 643 180 850 180 Q 869 180 875 188 Q 881 200 864 214 Q 812 253 774 245 Q 692 229 565 210 L 514 202 Q 507 203 499 201 Q 343 182 161 162 Q 139 161 155 143 Q 168 130 187 123 Q 208 119 224 122 Q 380 164 516 170 L 567 174 Z", "M 516 170 Q 517 70 500 39 Q 499 35 494 33 Q 482 29 388 36 Q 381 36 378 33 Q 377 29 386 21 Q 450 -25 485 -63 Q 497 -75 504 -72 Q 513 -72 529 -56 Q 568 -23 568 58 Q 568 98 567 174 L 565 210 Q 564 261 560 279 L 557 324 Q 557 349 545 357 Q 529 367 514 373 C 487 386 466 389 481 363 Q 494 344 501 310 L 508 271 Q 511 240 514 202 L 516 170 Z" ] } 12 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese 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