Read Edit View history 探 tàn HSK6 explore, find Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 罙 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas tàn ×tan × 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 探 Simp strokes 探 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 探 Simp strokes 探 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 探 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 111, 540 ], [ 168, 539 ], [ 311, 581 ], [ 366, 585 ] ], [ [ 248, 790 ], [ 288, 759 ], [ 293, 745 ], [ 280, 461 ], [ 280, 133 ], [ 273, 103 ], [ 258, 75 ], [ 145, 127 ] ], [ [ 54, 255 ], [ 80, 252 ], [ 106, 258 ], [ 228, 353 ], [ 354, 440 ] ], [ [ 443, 725 ], [ 455, 697 ], [ 454, 678 ], [ 421, 591 ], [ 419, 562 ] ], [ [ 484, 693 ], [ 505, 685 ], [ 531, 688 ], [ 589, 705 ], [ 762, 733 ], [ 792, 724 ], [ 813, 698 ], [ 753, 621 ] ], [ [ 518, 592 ], [ 536, 558 ], [ 482, 489 ], [ 437, 456 ] ], [ [ 656, 602 ], [ 723, 558 ], [ 751, 516 ] ], [ [ 403, 359 ], [ 457, 352 ], [ 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399 334 410 Q 352 423 361 436 Q 367 449 356 448 Q 344 448 303 417 L 256 389 Z", "M 477 700 Q 465 725 447 735 Q 444 739 438 735 Q 434 732 432 721 Q 438 691 406 620 Q 396 604 397 586 Q 400 567 409 554 Q 416 542 422 550 Q 434 553 450 601 Q 463 646 478 672 C 485 685 485 685 477 700 Z", "M 478 672 Q 499 662 543 673 Q 616 700 736 714 Q 749 717 756 715 Q 774 705 772 696 Q 772 695 748 628 Q 744 616 749 613 Q 756 610 769 621 Q 814 658 853 671 Q 884 684 883 692 Q 882 701 817 745 Q 799 758 778 753 Q 735 746 682 735 Q 627 728 541 710 Q 508 704 477 700 C 447 696 449 680 478 672 Z", "M 511 586 Q 517 571 480 515 Q 464 491 439 464 Q 432 458 429 454 Q 426 447 436 448 Q 469 448 543 525 Q 553 537 562 542 Q 569 548 568 558 Q 567 567 549 585 Q 533 600 520 601 Q 507 602 511 586 Z", "M 672 569 Q 699 544 728 513 Q 738 503 752 502 Q 761 502 765 513 Q 769 525 764 549 Q 757 580 670 609 Q 657 613 652 611 Q 648 607 648 597 Q 651 587 672 569 Z", "M 631 360 Q 673 369 813 386 Q 823 385 833 398 Q 834 410 811 420 Q 781 441 713 421 Q 674 412 636 403 Q 633 403 633 402 L 585 392 Q 552 388 408 369 Q 380 365 402 348 Q 429 324 481 332 Q 518 341 565 348 L 631 360 Z", "M 633 402 Q 634 436 638 453 Q 641 465 634 471 Q 612 490 593 500 Q 581 504 572 497 Q 566 493 573 484 Q 583 468 585 392 L 582 285 Q 582 167 563 89 Q 554 47 585 0 Q 595 -19 604 -22 Q 614 -23 620 -11 Q 633 20 629 50 Q 628 197 629 318 L 631 360 L 633 402 Z", "M 565 348 Q 505 228 339 98 Q 327 86 336 85 Q 345 81 356 86 Q 467 132 582 285 C 638 359 579 375 565 348 Z", "M 629 318 Q 695 221 777 115 Q 795 96 824 96 Q 926 97 957 102 Q 967 103 968 109 Q 969 113 956 121 Q 800 193 744 248 Q 690 297 631 360 C 610 382 612 343 629 318 Z" ] } 11 strokes 探 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 111, 540 ], [ 168, 539 ], [ 311, 581 ], [ 366, 585 ] ], [ [ 248, 790 ], [ 288, 759 ], [ 293, 745 ], [ 280, 461 ], [ 280, 133 ], [ 273, 103 ], [ 258, 75 ], [ 145, 127 ] ], [ [ 54, 255 ], [ 80, 252 ], [ 106, 258 ], [ 228, 353 ], [ 354, 440 ] ], [ [ 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303 386 L 303 417 Q 303 484 307 551 L 309 607 Q 309 680 328 742 Q 344 770 292 793 Q 261 812 241 805 Q 225 799 239 777 Q 260 750 261 718 Q 262 703 260 590 L 260 538 Q 259 475 256 389 L 255 347 Z", "M 256 389 Q 63 275 59 272 Q 44 266 42 257 Q 42 248 56 235 Q 75 222 97 214 Q 112 210 122 223 Q 161 266 255 347 L 303 386 Q 318 399 334 410 Q 352 423 361 436 Q 367 449 356 448 Q 344 448 303 417 L 256 389 Z", "M 477 700 Q 465 725 447 735 Q 444 739 438 735 Q 434 732 432 721 Q 438 691 406 620 Q 396 604 397 586 Q 400 567 409 554 Q 416 542 422 550 Q 434 553 450 601 Q 463 646 478 672 C 485 685 485 685 477 700 Z", "M 478 672 Q 499 662 543 673 Q 616 700 736 714 Q 749 717 756 715 Q 774 705 772 696 Q 772 695 748 628 Q 744 616 749 613 Q 756 610 769 621 Q 814 658 853 671 Q 884 684 883 692 Q 882 701 817 745 Q 799 758 778 753 Q 735 746 682 735 Q 627 728 541 710 Q 508 704 477 700 C 447 696 449 680 478 672 Z", "M 511 586 Q 517 571 480 515 Q 464 491 439 464 Q 432 458 429 454 Q 426 447 436 448 Q 469 448 543 525 Q 553 537 562 542 Q 569 548 568 558 Q 567 567 549 585 Q 533 600 520 601 Q 507 602 511 586 Z", "M 672 569 Q 699 544 728 513 Q 738 503 752 502 Q 761 502 765 513 Q 769 525 764 549 Q 757 580 670 609 Q 657 613 652 611 Q 648 607 648 597 Q 651 587 672 569 Z", "M 631 360 Q 673 369 813 386 Q 823 385 833 398 Q 834 410 811 420 Q 781 441 713 421 Q 674 412 636 403 Q 633 403 633 402 L 585 392 Q 552 388 408 369 Q 380 365 402 348 Q 429 324 481 332 Q 518 341 565 348 L 631 360 Z", "M 633 402 Q 634 436 638 453 Q 641 465 634 471 Q 612 490 593 500 Q 581 504 572 497 Q 566 493 573 484 Q 583 468 585 392 L 582 285 Q 582 167 563 89 Q 554 47 585 0 Q 595 -19 604 -22 Q 614 -23 620 -11 Q 633 20 629 50 Q 628 197 629 318 L 631 360 L 633 402 Z", "M 565 348 Q 505 228 339 98 Q 327 86 336 85 Q 345 81 356 86 Q 467 132 582 285 C 638 359 579 375 565 348 Z", "M 629 318 Q 695 221 777 115 Q 795 96 824 96 Q 926 97 957 102 Q 967 103 968 109 Q 969 113 956 121 Q 800 193 744 248 Q 690 297 631 360 C 610 382 612 343 629 318 Z" ] } 11 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