Read Edit View history 沌 dùn chaotic Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 屯 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas dùn ×tún ×chún × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 氵 is a component form of 水. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 沌 Simp strokes 沌 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 沌 Simp strokes 沌 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 沌 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 201, 747 ], [ 301, 682 ], [ 342, 628 ] ], [ [ 125, 553 ], [ 263, 458 ] ], [ [ 136, 137 ], [ 204, 84 ], [ 303, 386 ] ], [ [ 400, 585 ], [ 793, 638 ] ], [ [ 384, 480 ], [ 421, 429 ], [ 399, 302 ], [ 427, 271 ], [ 734, 364 ] ], [ [ 726, 550 ], [ 770, 501 ], [ 748, 290 ] ], [ [ 531, 828 ], [ 594, 777 ], [ 570, 339 ], [ 600, 94 ], [ 705, 47 ], [ 870, 69 ], [ 903, 97 ], [ 901, 249 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M233,691C252,675 271,656 292,635C302,625 315,619 329,619C337,620 344,626 348,637C352,649 350,668 343,692C335,715 296,735 227,751C214,754 205,755 200,752C195,750 193,743 196,731C198,723 211,710 233,691Z", "M143,518C181,481 212,455 240,447C251,444 261,451 267,460C271,470 271,482 268,494C258,525 220,548 154,562C141,565 132,564 125,561C120,560 119,556 122,546C124,538 131,529 143,518Z", "M143,149C135,145 129,139 133,126C147,72 168,42 190,29C195,26 200,24 209,25C213,26 215,36 217,54C218,83 248,185 306,362C310,375 312,382 312,386C311,393 307,394 301,389C294,385 253,320 181,192C173,179 163,162 143,149Z", "M603,586C631,593 688,609 777,621C784,623 794,625 798,635C800,644 789,650 773,658C748,671 710,669 655,650C639,645 623,640 608,636C571,627 571,627 552,622C528,617 479,608 407,595C386,592 383,585 401,572C424,556 451,551 479,558C499,564 523,568 551,574C586,582 586,582 603,586Z", "M595,311C638,327 695,335 724,337C738,337 742,382 728,380C680,372 635,363 594,352C563,344 563,344 547,340C512,332 481,322 453,312C441,309 437,315 440,328C444,353 447,378 452,403C455,420 455,435 448,444C425,473 402,487 384,483C376,482 374,472 380,458C392,425 396,393 391,359C385,328 376,305 363,291C350,279 345,267 352,258C359,247 371,239 383,231C391,226 400,225 408,232C424,250 470,272 548,296C579,306 579,306 595,311Z", "M724,337C726,291 745,277 760,292C774,309 780,345 785,399C789,450 797,481 804,492C809,502 808,513 801,520C789,532 771,542 750,553C741,558 733,558 726,553C721,551 717,545 721,536C748,467 736,432 728,380C725,364 723,348 724,337Z", "M943,63C955,74 951,88 941,110C923,146 915,189 911,237C910,244 908,251 902,256C895,261 892,254 889,238C868,152 853,108 852,104C847,97 837,91 820,86C793,79 761,74 725,74C698,74 676,77 659,81C635,88 617,103 610,129C601,159 597,220 595,311C594,338 594,338 594,352C591,438 596,517 603,586C606,619 606,619 608,636C615,709 626,752 635,769C641,783 635,796 624,805C604,822 583,834 557,840C544,844 535,841 530,834C524,828 523,822 529,816C538,807 547,796 551,781C554,765 553,712 552,622C551,590 551,590 551,574C549,492 545,414 547,340C548,311 548,311 548,296C550,171 563,94 589,68C594,62 603,56 614,49C659,23 742,1 854,28C870,32 870,32 878,34C908,42 930,53 943,63Z" ] } 7 strokes 沌 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 207, 743 ], [ 298, 684 ], [ 326, 641 ] ], [ [ 134, 551 ], [ 214, 503 ], [ 247, 471 ] ], [ [ 203, 35 ], [ 188, 72 ], [ 184, 122 ], [ 305, 383 ] ], [ [ 402, 584 ], [ 467, 580 ], [ 707, 637 ], [ 752, 641 ], [ 786, 636 ] ], [ [ 389, 473 ], [ 422, 426 ], [ 410, 286 ], [ 453, 287 ], [ 606, 335 ], [ 706, 357 ], [ 721, 373 ] ], [ [ 734, 541 ], [ 748, 532 ], [ 769, 500 ], [ 750, 299 ] ], [ [ 537, 825 ], [ 569, 808 ], [ 593, 777 ], [ 574, 548 ], [ 571, 284 ], [ 582, 148 ], [ 602, 91 ], [ 620, 73 ], [ 646, 60 ], [ 704, 49 ], [ 783, 49 ], [ 841, 58 ], [ 876, 72 ], [ 898, 91 ], [ 899, 247 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 233 691 Q 261 666 292 635 Q 308 619 329 619 Q 342 620 348 637 Q 354 655 343 692 Q 331 726 227 751 Q 208 755 200 752 Q 193 748 196 731 Q 200 718 233 691 Z", "M 143 518 Q 200 461 240 447 Q 258 446 267 460 Q 273 475 268 494 Q 253 540 154 562 Q 135 566 125 561 Q 118 560 122 546 Q 125 533 143 518 Z", "M 143 149 Q 130 145 133 126 Q 157 45 190 29 Q 197 22 209 25 Q 216 26 217 54 Q 220 96 306 362 Q 313 380 312 386 Q 311 396 301 389 Q 292 382 181 192 Q 171 171 143 149 Z", "M 603 586 Q 645 599 777 621 Q 789 620 798 635 Q 799 648 773 658 Q 737 679 655 650 Q 631 644 608 636 L 552 622 Q 516 615 407 595 Q 376 591 401 572 Q 437 548 479 558 Q 510 567 551 574 L 603 586 Z", "M 595 311 Q 610 317 629 321 Q 699 340 724 337 C 754 337 758 385 728 380 Q 656 368 594 352 L 547 340 Q 495 328 453 312 Q 435 308 440 328 Q 446 365 452 403 Q 458 428 448 444 Q 412 486 384 483 Q 374 479 380 458 Q 401 409 391 359 Q 384 311 363 291 Q 344 272 352 258 Q 365 242 383 231 Q 396 222 408 232 Q 432 260 548 296 L 595 311 Z", "M 724 337 Q 730 312 739 296 Q 748 280 760 292 Q 781 317 785 399 Q 794 475 804 492 Q 811 507 801 520 Q 782 535 750 553 Q 737 559 726 553 Q 719 549 721 536 Q 746 511 730 386 Q 729 383 728 380 L 724 337 Z", "M 943 63 Q 961 79 941 110 Q 919 165 911 237 Q 911 247 902 256 Q 892 262 889 238 Q 855 109 852 104 Q 846 92 820 86 Q 780 73 725 74 Q 685 73 659 81 Q 623 90 610 129 Q 598 174 595 311 L 594 352 Q 594 481 603 586 L 608 636 Q 620 744 635 769 Q 642 791 624 805 Q 596 830 557 840 Q 538 844 530 834 Q 521 825 529 816 Q 544 803 551 781 Q 555 756 552 622 L 551 574 Q 545 450 547 340 L 548 296 Q 551 107 589 68 Q 598 59 614 49 Q 683 10 854 28 Q 866 31 878 34 Q 924 47 943 63 Z" ] } 7 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 No sources. 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