Read Edit View history Discussion 棗 zǎo HSK7 date tree Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of two thorns. Pinyin Separate values with commas zǎo × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 枣 × 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 棗 Simp strokes 棗 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 棗 Simp strokes 棗 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 棗 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 384, 751 ], [ 447, 748 ], [ 614, 788 ], [ 664, 788 ] ], [ [ 288, 651 ], [ 318, 634 ], [ 353, 540 ] ], [ [ 346, 651 ], [ 361, 644 ], [ 627, 700 ], [ 688, 700 ], [ 704, 693 ], [ 720, 668 ], [ 694, 603 ], [ 677, 578 ] ], [ [ 487, 860 ], [ 525, 825 ], [ 515, 581 ], [ 519, 503 ] ], [ [ 498, 627 ], [ 473, 568 ], [ 413, 513 ], [ 318, 451 ], [ 253, 425 ] ], [ [ 542, 572 ], [ 548, 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739 Q 500 712 500 687 L 500 661 Q 499 648 499 635 L 494 559 Q 490 537 506 497 Q 515 484 527 491 Q 540 501 538 526 Q 537 542 537 557 L 536 577 Z", "M 499 635 Q 421 524 253 432 Q 240 425 248 421 Q 266 412 336 442 Q 411 476 494 559 C 515 580 517 659 499 635 Z", "M 537 557 Q 612 524 702 471 Q 718 461 730 460 Q 737 461 740 470 Q 746 483 727 512 Q 703 555 565 573 Q 547 576 536 577 C 506 580 510 569 537 557 Z", "M 535 358 Q 572 365 615 370 Q 652 377 658 381 Q 665 388 662 394 Q 656 404 634 411 Q 615 417 540 397 L 487 386 Q 441 380 388 377 Q 358 374 379 359 Q 398 347 461 347 Q 473 350 488 350 L 535 358 Z", "M 318 277 Q 305 281 280 283 Q 267 284 265 280 Q 259 273 269 258 Q 291 225 310 169 Q 314 153 327 142 Q 346 123 350 138 Q 353 147 338 245 C 334 273 334 273 318 277 Z", "M 532 284 Q 661 305 684 294 Q 688 290 684 274 Q 665 214 658 202 Q 649 187 653 172 Q 656 156 667 156 Q 680 157 688 169 Q 694 170 711 188 Q 730 234 765 257 Q 783 270 770 285 Q 755 301 713 330 Q 698 340 626 325 Q 608 325 533 312 L 489 305 Q 459 301 432 295 Q 366 283 318 277 C 288 273 311 233 338 245 Q 350 257 489 277 L 532 284 Z", "M 531 198 Q 531 238 532 284 L 533 312 Q 533 337 535 358 L 540 397 Q 541 407 545 415 Q 552 427 550 438 Q 544 445 499 474 Q 480 487 463 474 Q 459 470 464 458 Q 486 427 487 386 L 488 350 Q 488 329 489 305 L 489 277 Q 488 252 488 225 L 488 144 Q 488 53 473 0 Q 466 -30 485 -82 Q 491 -97 497 -99 Q 503 -105 508 -98 Q 515 -94 523 -77 Q 530 -58 530 -31 Q 529 -6 530 165 L 531 198 Z", "M 488 225 Q 487 224 485 221 Q 395 83 169 -43 Q 156 -52 164 -55 Q 171 -61 184 -57 Q 313 -30 488 144 C 509 165 505 250 488 225 Z", "M 530 165 Q 624 69 726 -18 Q 751 -40 790 -39 Q 862 -38 935 -18 Q 954 -15 956 -10 Q 957 -3 942 2 Q 891 18 833 32 Q 710 65 537 194 Q 533 197 531 198 C 506 215 509 186 530 165 Z" ] } 12 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 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