Read Edit View history 晝 zhòu daytime Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Origin unclear. 日 represents the meaning. Pinyin Separate values with commas zhòu × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 昼 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint The purpose of this component is unclear. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 晝 Simp strokes 晝 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 晝 Simp strokes 晝 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint The purpose of this component is unclear. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 晝 Simp strokes 晝 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 晝 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 332, 722 ], [ 363, 718 ], [ 492, 734 ], [ 641, 765 ], [ 674, 758 ], [ 701, 730 ], [ 660, 617 ], [ 632, 597 ] ], [ [ 142, 604 ], [ 197, 596 ], [ 348, 623 ], [ 576, 652 ], [ 846, 677 ], [ 924, 659 ] ], [ [ 339, 535 ], [ 387, 534 ], [ 617, 572 ], [ 665, 571 ], [ 681, 565 ] ], [ [ 343, 451 ], [ 401, 447 ], [ 605, 486 ], [ 653, 490 ], [ 680, 485 ] ], [ [ 470, 849 ], [ 517, 806 ], [ 506, 419 ], [ 489, 396 ] ], [ [ 232, 344 ], [ 276, 337 ], [ 537, 384 ], [ 732, 409 ], [ 798, 394 ] ], [ [ 335, 279 ], [ 365, 253 ], [ 408, 62 ] ], [ [ 400, 252 ], [ 405, 264 ], [ 427, 271 ], [ 545, 293 ], [ 623, 305 ], [ 667, 298 ], [ 691, 270 ], [ 640, 99 ], [ 643, 83 ] ], [ [ 413, 169 ], [ 444, 182 ], [ 520, 196 ], [ 573, 202 ], [ 592, 198 ] ], [ [ 427, 106 ], [ 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244 C 390 274 390 274 386 276 Z", "M 609 94 Q 622 73 637 66 Q 647 59 661 78 Q 674 97 701 207 Q 710 235 732 259 Q 744 269 733 283 Q 720 299 680 324 Q 661 333 609 318 Q 588 318 386 276 C 357 270 366 235 395 244 Q 395 245 396 245 Q 472 266 605 285 Q 633 289 644 280 Q 656 271 653 254 Q 632 148 619 126 C 607 98 607 97 609 94 Z", "M 409 163 Q 416 162 426 163 Q 519 179 588 188 Q 607 191 601 202 Q 592 214 571 218 Q 547 221 405 184 C 376 176 379 165 409 163 Z", "M 421 82 Q 427 81 435 82 Q 490 92 609 94 C 639 95 641 106 619 126 Q 616 129 612 132 Q 597 142 569 136 Q 485 120 419 113 C 389 110 391 84 421 82 Z", "M 170 6 Q 148 5 163 -14 Q 176 -29 195 -36 Q 217 -43 234 -39 Q 459 7 878 -17 Q 899 -18 904 -9 Q 911 3 895 18 Q 840 64 775 52 Q 618 31 170 6 Z" ] } 11 strokes 晝 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 332, 722 ], [ 363, 718 ], [ 492, 734 ], [ 641, 765 ], [ 674, 758 ], [ 701, 730 ], [ 660, 617 ], [ 632, 597 ] ], [ [ 142, 604 ], [ 197, 596 ], [ 348, 623 ], [ 576, 652 ], [ 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651 676 L 641 640 Q 634 616 625 593 C 615 565 663 557 673 585 Z", "M 696 642 Q 742 645 911 645 Q 930 645 935 654 Q 939 664 924 678 Q 869 721 810 702 Q 768 696 721 687 L 651 676 Q 596 669 538 659 L 489 653 Q 329 634 144 613 Q 125 612 139 595 Q 152 582 170 576 Q 189 572 205 575 Q 326 608 462 623 Q 475 626 489 626 L 537 632 Q 583 638 641 640 L 696 642 Z", "M 533 541 Q 596 550 680 556 Q 690 557 691 565 Q 691 572 673 585 L 625 593 Q 622 594 620 593 Q 574 583 534 574 L 489 565 Q 410 553 342 545 Q 323 544 334 527 Q 349 512 398 521 Q 435 528 488 535 L 533 541 Z", "M 528 453 Q 582 463 673 474 Q 682 473 689 483 Q 690 492 672 501 Q 641 517 574 497 Q 552 493 530 487 L 486 477 Q 384 465 347 459 Q 325 456 342 442 Q 361 429 398 428 Q 437 437 485 445 L 528 453 Z", "M 525 397 Q 526 425 528 453 L 530 487 Q 531 515 533 541 L 534 574 Q 535 604 537 632 L 538 659 Q 538 687 541 713 Q 541 722 542 729 L 546 759 Q 547 769 549 776 Q 556 798 559 814 Q 563 826 542 840 Q 508 859 482 863 Q 466 867 458 858 Q 451 851 459 835 Q 484 796 485 770 Q 485 760 486 748 L 487 720 Q 488 687 489 653 L 489 626 Q 489 596 489 565 L 488 535 Q 487 507 486 477 L 485 445 Q 484 418 483 389 C 482 359 524 367 525 397 Z", "M 483 389 Q 368 373 235 352 Q 216 351 230 335 Q 243 323 259 318 Q 278 314 292 319 Q 494 380 786 380 Q 804 381 808 389 Q 812 399 797 411 Q 749 444 716 436 Q 643 420 525 397 L 483 389 Z", "M 386 276 Q 376 283 341 288 Q 331 291 327 286 Q 321 280 329 265 Q 357 207 376 111 Q 380 81 396 63 Q 414 42 418 57 Q 421 67 421 82 L 419 113 Q 418 117 418 120 Q 414 144 409 163 L 405 184 Q 398 224 395 244 C 390 274 390 274 386 276 Z", "M 609 94 Q 622 73 637 66 Q 647 59 661 78 Q 674 97 701 207 Q 710 235 732 259 Q 744 269 733 283 Q 720 299 680 324 Q 661 333 609 318 Q 588 318 386 276 C 357 270 366 235 395 244 Q 395 245 396 245 Q 472 266 605 285 Q 633 289 644 280 Q 656 271 653 254 Q 632 148 619 126 C 607 98 607 97 609 94 Z", "M 409 163 Q 416 162 426 163 Q 519 179 588 188 Q 607 191 601 202 Q 592 214 571 218 Q 547 221 405 184 C 376 176 379 165 409 163 Z", "M 421 82 Q 427 81 435 82 Q 490 92 609 94 C 639 95 641 106 619 126 Q 616 129 612 132 Q 597 142 569 136 Q 485 120 419 113 C 389 110 391 84 421 82 Z", "M 170 6 Q 148 5 163 -14 Q 176 -29 195 -36 Q 217 -43 234 -39 Q 459 7 878 -17 Q 899 -18 904 -9 Q 911 3 895 18 Q 840 64 775 52 Q 618 31 170 6 Z" ] } 11 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.