Read Edit View history 柬 jiǎnJiǎn HSK7 letter Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Two dots added to 束 (bind; bunch). Based on the original meaning "condense, select", now written as 揀. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas jiǎn × 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 柬 Simp strokes 柬 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 柬 Simp strokes 柬 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 柬 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 350, 683 ], [ 423, 678 ], [ 644, 731 ], [ 694, 729 ] ], [ [ 245, 554 ], [ 267, 539 ], [ 290, 502 ], [ 335, 319 ] ], [ [ 290, 556 ], [ 331, 543 ], [ 673, 601 ], [ 737, 595 ], [ 770, 557 ], [ 713, 396 ], [ 703, 376 ], [ 678, 370 ] ], [ [ 383, 495 ], [ 419, 461 ], [ 439, 432 ] ], [ [ 624, 548 ], [ 642, 521 ], [ 572, 441 ] ], [ [ 351, 340 ], [ 371, 350 ], [ 641, 386 ], [ 669, 397 ] ], [ [ 465, 845 ], [ 493, 823 ], [ 518, 792 ], [ 514, 309 ], [ 497, 31 ], [ 498, -61 ] ], [ [ 485, 342 ], [ 406, 240 ], [ 311, 143 ], [ 205, 62 ], [ 132, 27 ] ], [ [ 535, 349 ], [ 541, 348 ], [ 548, 324 ], [ 644, 226 ], [ 715, 161 ], [ 788, 105 ], [ 857, 91 ], [ 963, 80 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 539 679 Q 692 715 699 719 Q 708 726 703 736 Q 696 748 666 755 Q 636 762 545 729 L 490 714 Q 429 701 358 694 Q 321 687 347 670 Q 392 646 450 661 Q 469 665 491 669 L 539 679 Z", "M 280 560 Q 241 569 237 561 Q 230 554 241 537 Q 275 474 298 371 Q 302 340 322 320 Q 343 296 347 314 Q 348 323 350 333 L 348 361 Q 347 371 345 382 Q 323 487 317 521 C 312 551 309 554 280 560 Z", "M 663 370 Q 679 342 696 333 Q 706 323 725 345 Q 740 366 779 483 Q 789 517 817 542 Q 832 555 820 570 Q 804 589 760 620 Q 738 630 660 613 Q 600 606 535 593 L 493 587 Q 460 583 430 577 Q 307 556 280 560 C 250 560 288 513 317 521 Q 389 542 494 557 L 535 565 Q 589 574 654 582 Q 703 589 718 572 Q 728 557 725 543 Q 692 413 674 401 C 658 377 658 377 663 370 Z", "M 376 484 Q 418 418 436 416 Q 446 413 454 427 Q 457 437 451 456 Q 444 471 425 482 Q 397 501 383 506 Q 376 507 373 499 Q 372 492 376 484 Z", "M 610 518 Q 597 490 566 447 Q 562 440 567 435 Q 573 434 579 439 Q 640 487 670 506 Q 685 510 680 519 Q 674 532 658 545 Q 642 558 623 559 Q 611 558 614 542 Q 617 532 610 518 Z", "M 535 355 Q 601 365 663 370 C 693 373 702 391 674 401 Q 662 413 534 388 L 491 381 Q 416 371 348 361 C 318 357 320 330 350 333 Q 356 333 450 344 L 535 355 Z", "M 535 593 Q 535 594 536 595 Q 536 640 539 679 L 545 729 Q 549 756 556 778 Q 566 794 562 807 Q 555 817 497 853 Q 472 871 451 854 Q 445 848 452 833 Q 489 778 490 714 L 491 669 Q 492 630 493 587 L 494 557 Q 494 556 495 552 Q 494 470 491 381 L 490 308 Q 484 149 470 84 Q 449 17 475 -47 Q 476 -48 478 -53 Q 485 -72 493 -75 Q 500 -82 507 -73 Q 516 -69 526 -47 Q 536 -22 535 12 Q 534 52 533 322 L 534 388 Q 534 469 535 565 L 535 593 Z", "M 450 344 Q 360 190 132 34 Q 119 24 128 21 Q 149 12 245 65 Q 332 116 443 247 Q 489 304 489 307 Q 489 308 490 308 C 523 355 480 393 450 344 Z", "M 533 322 Q 630 201 752 71 Q 774 50 808 53 Q 923 63 960 72 Q 970 76 972 81 Q 972 87 956 94 Q 791 145 705 211 Q 624 272 535 355 L 533 355 C 510 374 514 345 533 322 Z" ] } 9 strokes 柬 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 350, 683 ], [ 423, 678 ], [ 644, 731 ], [ 694, 729 ] ], [ [ 245, 554 ], [ 267, 539 ], [ 290, 502 ], [ 335, 319 ] ], [ [ 290, 556 ], [ 331, 543 ], [ 673, 601 ], [ 737, 595 ], [ 770, 557 ], [ 713, 396 ], [ 703, 376 ], [ 678, 370 ] ], [ [ 383, 495 ], [ 419, 461 ], [ 439, 432 ] ], [ [ 624, 548 ], [ 642, 521 ], [ 572, 441 ] ], [ [ 351, 340 ], [ 371, 350 ], [ 641, 386 ], [ 669, 397 ] ], [ [ 465, 845 ], [ 493, 823 ], [ 518, 792 ], [ 514, 309 ], [ 497, 31 ], [ 498, -61 ] ], [ [ 485, 342 ], [ 406, 240 ], [ 311, 143 ], [ 205, 62 ], [ 132, 27 ] ], [ [ 535, 349 ], [ 541, 348 ], [ 548, 324 ], [ 644, 226 ], [ 715, 161 ], [ 788, 105 ], [ 857, 91 ], [ 963, 80 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 539 679 Q 692 715 699 719 Q 708 726 703 736 Q 696 748 666 755 Q 636 762 545 729 L 490 714 Q 429 701 358 694 Q 321 687 347 670 Q 392 646 450 661 Q 469 665 491 669 L 539 679 Z", "M 280 560 Q 241 569 237 561 Q 230 554 241 537 Q 275 474 298 371 Q 302 340 322 320 Q 343 296 347 314 Q 348 323 350 333 L 348 361 Q 347 371 345 382 Q 323 487 317 521 C 312 551 309 554 280 560 Z", "M 663 370 Q 679 342 696 333 Q 706 323 725 345 Q 740 366 779 483 Q 789 517 817 542 Q 832 555 820 570 Q 804 589 760 620 Q 738 630 660 613 Q 600 606 535 593 L 493 587 Q 460 583 430 577 Q 307 556 280 560 C 250 560 288 513 317 521 Q 389 542 494 557 L 535 565 Q 589 574 654 582 Q 703 589 718 572 Q 728 557 725 543 Q 692 413 674 401 C 658 377 658 377 663 370 Z", "M 376 484 Q 418 418 436 416 Q 446 413 454 427 Q 457 437 451 456 Q 444 471 425 482 Q 397 501 383 506 Q 376 507 373 499 Q 372 492 376 484 Z", "M 610 518 Q 597 490 566 447 Q 562 440 567 435 Q 573 434 579 439 Q 640 487 670 506 Q 685 510 680 519 Q 674 532 658 545 Q 642 558 623 559 Q 611 558 614 542 Q 617 532 610 518 Z", "M 535 355 Q 601 365 663 370 C 693 373 702 391 674 401 Q 662 413 534 388 L 491 381 Q 416 371 348 361 C 318 357 320 330 350 333 Q 356 333 450 344 L 535 355 Z", "M 535 593 Q 535 594 536 595 Q 536 640 539 679 L 545 729 Q 549 756 556 778 Q 566 794 562 807 Q 555 817 497 853 Q 472 871 451 854 Q 445 848 452 833 Q 489 778 490 714 L 491 669 Q 492 630 493 587 L 494 557 Q 494 556 495 552 Q 494 470 491 381 L 490 308 Q 484 149 470 84 Q 449 17 475 -47 Q 476 -48 478 -53 Q 485 -72 493 -75 Q 500 -82 507 -73 Q 516 -69 526 -47 Q 536 -22 535 12 Q 534 52 533 322 L 534 388 Q 534 469 535 565 L 535 593 Z", "M 450 344 Q 360 190 132 34 Q 119 24 128 21 Q 149 12 245 65 Q 332 116 443 247 Q 489 304 489 307 Q 489 308 490 308 C 523 355 480 393 450 344 Z", "M 533 322 Q 630 201 752 71 Q 774 50 808 53 Q 923 63 960 72 Q 970 76 972 81 Q 972 87 956 94 Q 791 145 705 211 Q 624 272 535 355 L 533 355 C 510 374 514 345 533 322 Z" ] } 9 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source 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