Read Edit View history 旨 zhǐ HSK7 purpose Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a spoon (匕) going into the mouth (口), conveying the original meaning "fine-tasting". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas zhǐ × 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 旨 Simp strokes 旨 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts food inside the mouth. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 旨 Simp strokes 旨 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 旨 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 614, 832 ], [ 627, 802 ], [ 627, 780 ], [ 507, 716 ], [ 339, 649 ], [ 336, 639 ] ], [ [ 276, 815 ], [ 314, 767 ], [ 305, 703 ], [ 305, 642 ], [ 316, 575 ], [ 339, 543 ], [ 396, 517 ], [ 464, 509 ], [ 577, 513 ], [ 685, 530 ], [ 735, 546 ], [ 784, 575 ], [ 784, 703 ] ], [ [ 332, 398 ], [ 357, 370 ], [ 365, 329 ], [ 366, 183 ], [ 349, 43 ], [ 351, 8 ] ], [ [ 389, 358 ], [ 404, 371 ], [ 631, 417 ], [ 659, 402 ], [ 680, 380 ], [ 686, 67 ], [ 673, 30 ], [ 605, 47 ] ], [ [ 389, 201 ], [ 423, 217 ], [ 526, 235 ], [ 574, 228 ] ], [ [ 381, 41 ], [ 404, 57 ], [ 561, 75 ], [ 622, 66 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 328 634 Q 440 665 505 690 Q 625 738 664 740 Q 692 743 686 766 Q 679 791 655 816 Q 634 841 619 842 Q 604 846 604 829 Q 598 792 450 716 Q 389 688 327 654 C 301 640 299 626 328 634 Z", "M 327 654 Q 327 709 344 750 Q 356 778 337 795 Q 288 829 273 826 Q 260 820 267 804 Q 286 768 283 715 Q 282 583 305 548 Q 339 494 457 486 Q 536 482 658 498 Q 769 514 810 541 Q 838 557 825 586 Q 809 623 795 690 Q 792 706 785 710 Q 778 714 775 695 Q 760 613 748 599 Q 709 548 526 534 Q 426 531 383 544 Q 344 560 335 585 Q 329 601 328 634 L 327 654 Z", "M 379 385 Q 360 401 335 409 Q 326 410 321 403 Q 318 397 325 388 Q 364 288 334 115 Q 321 55 323 44 Q 332 14 342 3 Q 352 -9 361 4 Q 370 14 375 36 L 381 72 Q 384 102 385 194 L 385 223 Q 385 317 389 352 C 391 376 391 376 379 385 Z", "M 597 50 Q 631 8 655 -31 Q 665 -50 676 -49 Q 694 -48 709 -12 Q 728 28 724 77 Q 715 162 706 317 Q 705 350 722 373 Q 732 386 721 397 Q 702 418 647 442 Q 628 452 612 442 Q 534 406 379 385 C 349 381 359 347 389 352 Q 396 352 591 389 Q 619 393 633 384 Q 663 354 648 82 L 648 79 Q 644 61 629 65 C 603 49 594 53 597 50 Z", "M 385 194 Q 392 193 402 194 Q 498 207 568 216 Q 595 220 585 235 Q 573 251 543 258 Q 512 264 385 223 C 356 214 355 196 385 194 Z", "M 375 36 Q 385 35 398 36 Q 462 48 597 50 C 627 50 636 51 629 65 Q 628 75 600 94 Q 584 104 550 98 Q 456 80 381 72 C 351 69 345 38 375 36 Z" ] } 6 strokes 旨 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 614, 832 ], [ 627, 802 ], [ 627, 780 ], [ 507, 716 ], [ 339, 649 ], [ 336, 639 ] ], [ [ 276, 815 ], [ 314, 767 ], [ 305, 703 ], [ 305, 642 ], [ 316, 575 ], [ 339, 543 ], [ 396, 517 ], [ 464, 509 ], [ 577, 513 ], [ 685, 530 ], [ 735, 546 ], [ 784, 575 ], [ 784, 703 ] ], [ [ 332, 398 ], [ 357, 370 ], [ 365, 329 ], [ 366, 183 ], [ 349, 43 ], [ 351, 8 ] ], [ [ 389, 358 ], [ 404, 371 ], [ 631, 417 ], [ 659, 402 ], [ 680, 380 ], [ 686, 67 ], [ 673, 30 ], [ 605, 47 ] ], [ [ 389, 201 ], [ 423, 217 ], [ 526, 235 ], [ 574, 228 ] ], [ [ 381, 41 ], [ 404, 57 ], [ 561, 75 ], [ 622, 66 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 328 634 Q 440 665 505 690 Q 625 738 664 740 Q 692 743 686 766 Q 679 791 655 816 Q 634 841 619 842 Q 604 846 604 829 Q 598 792 450 716 Q 389 688 327 654 C 301 640 299 626 328 634 Z", "M 327 654 Q 327 709 344 750 Q 356 778 337 795 Q 288 829 273 826 Q 260 820 267 804 Q 286 768 283 715 Q 282 583 305 548 Q 339 494 457 486 Q 536 482 658 498 Q 769 514 810 541 Q 838 557 825 586 Q 809 623 795 690 Q 792 706 785 710 Q 778 714 775 695 Q 760 613 748 599 Q 709 548 526 534 Q 426 531 383 544 Q 344 560 335 585 Q 329 601 328 634 L 327 654 Z", "M 379 385 Q 360 401 335 409 Q 326 410 321 403 Q 318 397 325 388 Q 364 288 334 115 Q 321 55 323 44 Q 332 14 342 3 Q 352 -9 361 4 Q 370 14 375 36 L 381 72 Q 384 102 385 194 L 385 223 Q 385 317 389 352 C 391 376 391 376 379 385 Z", "M 597 50 Q 631 8 655 -31 Q 665 -50 676 -49 Q 694 -48 709 -12 Q 728 28 724 77 Q 715 162 706 317 Q 705 350 722 373 Q 732 386 721 397 Q 702 418 647 442 Q 628 452 612 442 Q 534 406 379 385 C 349 381 359 347 389 352 Q 396 352 591 389 Q 619 393 633 384 Q 663 354 648 82 L 648 79 Q 644 61 629 65 C 603 49 594 53 597 50 Z", "M 385 194 Q 392 193 402 194 Q 498 207 568 216 Q 595 220 585 235 Q 573 251 543 258 Q 512 264 385 223 C 356 214 355 196 385 194 Z", "M 375 36 Q 385 35 398 36 Q 462 48 597 50 C 627 50 636 51 629 65 Q 628 75 600 94 Q 584 104 550 98 Q 456 80 381 72 C 351 69 345 38 375 36 Z" ] } 6 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.