Read Edit View history 次 cì HSK1 second, next Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint The 二 (two) component represents the meaning "second" and also indicates the sound. The 欠 (deficient) represents the meaning "secondary" or "substandard". Pinyin Separate values with commas cì × 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 次 Simp strokes 次 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Alludes to the meaning "second-class" or "inferior". Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 次 Simp strokes 次 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 次 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 196, 639 ], [ 282, 575 ], [ 306, 529 ] ], [ [ 118, 228 ], [ 141, 203 ], [ 166, 190 ], [ 173, 195 ], [ 338, 419 ] ], [ [ 519, 807 ], [ 538, 794 ], [ 558, 768 ], [ 538, 675 ], [ 490, 559 ], [ 455, 504 ], [ 397, 437 ] ], [ [ 523, 559 ], [ 738, 616 ], [ 781, 610 ], [ 800, 588 ], [ 796, 570 ], [ 692, 461 ] ], [ [ 508, 438 ], [ 546, 402 ], [ 544, 369 ], [ 527, 280 ], [ 485, 190 ], [ 439, 137 ], [ 402, 109 ], [ 332, 72 ], [ 263, 54 ] ], [ [ 572, 326 ], [ 577, 297 ], [ 634, 225 ], [ 698, 152 ], [ 759, 96 ], [ 795, 69 ], [ 938, 46 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 218 589 Q 245 561 273 528 Q 286 512 305 511 Q 318 510 324 525 Q 331 541 324 576 Q 320 598 287 617 Q 208 653 192 647 Q 186 643 186 629 Q 190 616 218 589 Z", "M 171 243 Q 161 228 144 231 Q 134 234 125 238 Q 107 245 107 223 Q 125 148 170 134 Q 188 130 198 154 Q 231 232 334 395 Q 347 408 346 419 Q 346 432 330 423 Q 249 333 171 243 Z", "M 530 587 Q 548 623 561 658 Q 583 719 606 771 Q 615 787 596 800 Q 542 828 515 820 Q 502 816 508 799 Q 541 685 438 514 Q 411 478 387 438 Q 381 419 397 427 Q 437 440 514 558 L 530 587 Z", "M 514 558 Q 535 539 561 547 Q 624 572 695 586 Q 731 596 743 592 Q 759 582 755 572 Q 755 566 692 473 Q 685 463 689 456 Q 693 452 705 462 Q 820 544 870 563 Q 883 566 883 576 Q 884 589 854 607 Q 832 623 807 638 Q 779 656 762 648 Q 674 612 530 587 C 500 582 489 575 514 558 Z", "M 568 334 Q 572 350 576 369 Q 580 391 586 402 Q 593 409 587 420 Q 581 427 551 439 Q 517 455 502 450 Q 489 444 500 427 Q 527 355 495 268 Q 455 151 304 80 Q 280 70 253 58 Q 228 46 258 44 Q 349 41 453 114 Q 466 126 479 140 Q 530 195 559 297 L 568 334 Z", "M 559 297 Q 667 132 750 46 Q 774 19 797 20 Q 863 29 920 36 Q 944 39 944 45 Q 945 52 917 65 Q 767 134 739 157 Q 657 227 568 334 C 549 357 543 322 559 297 Z" ] } 6 strokes 次 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 156, 558 ], [ 385, 586 ] ], [ [ 110, 285 ], [ 165, 274 ], [ 457, 313 ] ], [ [ 513, 817 ], [ 562, 770 ], [ 536, 669 ], [ 478, 540 ], [ 392, 432 ] ], [ [ 517, 565 ], [ 778, 610 ], [ 826, 562 ], [ 694, 462 ] ], [ [ 525, 440 ], [ 572, 402 ], [ 510, 196 ], [ 420, 107 ], [ 273, 49 ] ], [ [ 587, 323 ], [ 747, 106 ], [ 807, 65 ], [ 934, 46 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M167,574C149,570 146,552 159,544C174,534 200,530 235,535C275,541 307,549 346,557C366,561 374,562 382,567C408,584 367,610 346,611C332,612 311,604 285,598C238,586 204,580 167,574Z", "M440,294C463,295 467,318 453,328C432,344 403,350 378,344C307,328 211,303 113,294C96,292 102,270 125,257C147,244 160,245 189,251C277,268 356,290 440,294Z", "M530,587C542,611 552,635 561,658C575,699 589,737 606,771C611,783 609,793 596,800C560,820 532,826 515,820C506,818 504,811 508,799C530,724 508,627 438,514C422,489 401,466 387,438C380,427 385,423 397,427C423,437 468,476 514,558C525,577 525,577 530,587Z", "M514,558C528,546 543,541 561,547C603,563 648,574 695,586C730,596 767,592 746,557C736,541 719,513 692,473C687,467 685,461 689,456C691,453 696,456 705,462C781,518 836,552 870,563C878,566 882,570 883,576C883,585 873,595 854,607C838,617 823,628 807,638C772,660 765,649 742,641C687,620 615,602 530,587C519,585 505,565 514,558Z", "M590,334C595,358 599,380 608,402C610,409 613,414 609,420C605,426 592,431 573,439C550,450 533,454 524,450C515,447 516,440 522,427C542,380 537,327 517,268C489,191 426,127 326,80C310,73 292,67 275,58C258,51 260,43 280,44C372,53 445,81 501,140C535,177 564,229 581,297C587,322 587,322 590,334Z", "M581,297C653,187 695,104 750,46C766,29 781,19 797,20C841,25 882,32 920,36C936,38 943,42 944,45C944,50 935,57 917,65C817,112 757,142 739,157C684,204 649,263 590,334C582,344 573,307 581,297Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss 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.