Read Edit View history 术 shùzhú HSK3 art Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 術. Phonosemantic compound. 行 represents the meaning and 朮 represents the sound. The traditional component 行 was removed for simplification. Based on the original meaning "city road". The meaning later shifted to "way", "method", "technique", and "skill". Pinyin Separate values with commas shù × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 术 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 術 ×术 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint The traditional component 行 was removed for simplification. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 术 Simp strokes 术 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 术 Simp strokes 术 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 术 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 212, 518 ], [ 271, 508 ], [ 696, 579 ], [ 768, 570 ] ], [ [ 461, 813 ], [ 514, 759 ], [ 504, 265 ], [ 490, 71 ], [ 490, -13 ] ], [ [ 478, 510 ], [ 462, 492 ], [ 444, 434 ], [ 407, 373 ], [ 313, 248 ], [ 203, 140 ], [ 136, 90 ], [ 115, 81 ] ], [ [ 538, 510 ], [ 549, 468 ], [ 609, 373 ], [ 674, 285 ], [ 745, 203 ], [ 800, 160 ], [ 971, 119 ] ], [ [ 648, 778 ], [ 738, 723 ], [ 763, 685 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 532 526 Q 592 538 756 555 Q 769 554 780 569 Q 781 582 755 595 Q 712 620 633 597 Q 582 587 532 574 L 484 564 Q 430 555 218 530 Q 184 526 210 505 Q 247 475 279 480 Q 354 496 447 511 L 532 526 Z", "M 532 574 Q 532 679 552 745 Q 565 772 540 790 Q 524 802 493 821 Q 468 839 447 822 Q 441 818 448 801 Q 482 752 482 703 Q 483 639 484 564 L 482 445 Q 479 219 466 149 Q 448 58 451 49 Q 451 40 470 -5 Q 477 -24 485 -27 Q 492 -34 499 -25 Q 508 -21 518 1 Q 528 26 528 60 Q 527 105 531 468 L 532 574 Z", "M 447 511 Q 372 319 146 117 Q 130 104 114 89 Q 101 74 112 73 Q 122 69 135 76 Q 273 142 394 307 Q 454 394 482 445 C 532 533 466 559 447 511 Z", "M 531 468 Q 621 294 738 148 Q 763 114 791 113 Q 873 112 944 111 Q 975 110 976 117 Q 977 126 945 142 Q 792 212 745 254 Q 637 362 544 507 Q 537 517 532 526 L 532 526 C 515 551 517 495 531 468 Z", "M 670 736 Q 703 711 738 678 Q 751 666 766 667 Q 776 668 781 681 Q 785 694 776 723 Q 770 745 736 761 Q 655 788 644 783 Q 640 779 641 767 Q 645 757 670 736 Z" ] } 5 strokes 术 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 212, 518 ], [ 271, 508 ], [ 696, 579 ], [ 768, 570 ] ], [ [ 461, 813 ], [ 514, 759 ], [ 504, 265 ], [ 490, 71 ], [ 490, -13 ] ], [ [ 478, 510 ], [ 462, 492 ], [ 444, 434 ], [ 407, 373 ], [ 313, 248 ], [ 203, 140 ], [ 136, 90 ], [ 115, 81 ] ], [ [ 538, 510 ], [ 549, 468 ], [ 609, 373 ], [ 674, 285 ], [ 745, 203 ], [ 800, 160 ], [ 971, 119 ] ], [ [ 648, 778 ], [ 738, 723 ], [ 763, 685 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 532 526 Q 592 538 756 555 Q 769 554 780 569 Q 781 582 755 595 Q 712 620 633 597 Q 582 587 532 574 L 484 564 Q 430 555 218 530 Q 184 526 210 505 Q 247 475 279 480 Q 354 496 447 511 L 532 526 Z", "M 532 574 Q 532 679 552 745 Q 565 772 540 790 Q 524 802 493 821 Q 468 839 447 822 Q 441 818 448 801 Q 482 752 482 703 Q 483 639 484 564 L 482 445 Q 479 219 466 149 Q 448 58 451 49 Q 451 40 470 -5 Q 477 -24 485 -27 Q 492 -34 499 -25 Q 508 -21 518 1 Q 528 26 528 60 Q 527 105 531 468 L 532 574 Z", "M 447 511 Q 372 319 146 117 Q 130 104 114 89 Q 101 74 112 73 Q 122 69 135 76 Q 273 142 394 307 Q 454 394 482 445 C 532 533 466 559 447 511 Z", "M 531 468 Q 621 294 738 148 Q 763 114 791 113 Q 873 112 944 111 Q 975 110 976 117 Q 977 126 945 142 Q 792 212 745 254 Q 637 362 544 507 Q 537 517 532 526 L 532 526 C 515 551 517 495 531 468 Z", "M 670 736 Q 703 711 738 678 Q 751 666 766 667 Q 776 668 781 681 Q 785 694 776 723 Q 770 745 736 761 Q 655 788 644 783 Q 640 779 641 767 Q 645 757 670 736 Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + 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.