Read Edit View history 殿 diàn HSK7 hall Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a weapon (殳) smacking a person's buttocks (𡱒). In ancient China, having one's buttocks smacked with a huge stick was one of the punishments criminals could have. Based on the original meaning, "to smack the buttocks". The meaning later shifted to "palace" and "hall", because buildings have an elevated appearance that stick out like buttocks. Pinyin Separate values with commas diàn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a person (尸) with their buttocks (𠂤) emphasized. 𡱒 also represents the sound. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 殿 Simp strokes 殿 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 殿 Simp strokes 殿 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 殿 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 254, 678 ], [ 272, 693 ], [ 415, 737 ], [ 444, 736 ], [ 473, 711 ], [ 449, 652 ], [ 428, 644 ] ], [ [ 248, 565 ], [ 260, 575 ], [ 402, 611 ], [ 468, 608 ] ], [ [ 183, 707 ], [ 205, 691 ], [ 221, 665 ], [ 212, 483 ], [ 192, 360 ], [ 168, 277 ], [ 135, 196 ], [ 94, 124 ], [ 47, 65 ] ], [ [ 250, 398 ], [ 286, 395 ], [ 454, 443 ], [ 506, 445 ] ], [ [ 280, 500 ], [ 314, 463 ], [ 320, 315 ], [ 308, 302 ] ], [ [ 411, 559 ], [ 430, 543 ], [ 441, 521 ], [ 420, 354 ], [ 413, 333 ], [ 403, 326 ] ], [ [ 207, 267 ], [ 255, 265 ], [ 465, 319 ], [ 530, 320 ] ], [ [ 342, 203 ], [ 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573 Q 580 564 578 553 Q 569 520 539 481 Q 529 471 527 465 Q 526 459 535 461 Q 562 464 592 502 Q 628 556 629 695 C 629 723 629 723 611 730 Z", "M 931 513 Q 944 519 936 533 Q 921 551 903 560 Q 893 566 870 555 Q 839 539 799 539 Q 774 538 765 556 Q 752 578 763 642 Q 766 682 803 722 Q 819 737 803 750 Q 781 769 755 779 Q 745 785 727 774 Q 666 741 611 730 C 582 723 603 679 629 695 Q 638 705 704 727 Q 713 731 718 730 Q 725 729 726 715 Q 713 570 720 544 Q 727 520 749 506 Q 780 490 842 492 Q 900 495 931 513 Z", "M 720 179 Q 721 182 724 185 Q 761 245 784 341 Q 788 372 805 389 Q 818 402 801 416 Q 782 429 751 438 Q 732 444 713 432 Q 671 404 609 387 Q 587 383 576 375 Q 569 368 586 362 Q 611 352 644 367 Q 678 379 711 391 Q 727 398 730 379 Q 730 300 687 216 L 664 178 Q 618 114 479 65 Q 466 61 475 54 Q 482 50 507 54 Q 589 66 636 92 Q 666 110 691 139 L 720 179 Z", "M 691 139 Q 728 87 790 19 Q 815 -5 857 -1 Q 912 3 952 5 Q 965 6 977 11 Q 984 17 974 26 Q 961 36 850 83 Q 790 108 720 179 L 687 216 Q 654 253 621 300 Q 605 322 574 331 Q 564 332 556 328 Q 552 324 558 316 Q 594 289 664 178 L 691 139 Z" ] } 13 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss 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.