Read Edit View history 泣 qì HSK7 cry Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 立 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas qì × 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 泣 Simp strokes 泣 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 泣 Simp strokes 泣 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 泣 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 226, 727 ], [ 307, 676 ], [ 337, 632 ] ], [ [ 136, 491 ], [ 209, 440 ], [ 230, 412 ] ], [ [ 205, 15 ], [ 193, 44 ], [ 187, 98 ], [ 317, 367 ] ], [ [ 553, 764 ], [ 644, 702 ], [ 672, 657 ] ], [ [ 442, 502 ], [ 480, 496 ], [ 518, 500 ], [ 716, 547 ], [ 784, 552 ] ], [ [ 435, 365 ], [ 494, 285 ], [ 506, 255 ] ], [ [ 690, 448 ], [ 704, 441 ], [ 727, 400 ], [ 673, 263 ], [ 645, 207 ], [ 616, 175 ] ], [ [ 295, 130 ], [ 358, 119 ], [ 618, 153 ], [ 850, 171 ], [ 886, 166 ], [ 937, 148 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 250 679 Q 277 655 305 627 Q 321 612 338 613 Q 351 613 356 629 Q 362 645 352 679 Q 340 715 245 734 Q 227 738 220 735 Q 214 731 216 716 Q 220 703 250 679 Z", "M 144 458 Q 184 410 225 389 Q 241 386 251 401 Q 257 414 254 432 Q 242 475 157 500 Q 139 504 129 501 Q 122 500 125 486 Q 126 473 144 458 Z", "M 149 126 Q 136 122 139 104 Q 161 23 193 9 Q 200 2 211 5 Q 218 6 219 33 Q 223 87 318 347 Q 325 363 323 370 Q 322 380 313 373 Q 301 367 189 171 Q 177 149 149 126 Z", "M 578 712 Q 608 685 638 652 Q 654 636 673 637 Q 686 637 692 653 Q 699 669 689 706 Q 677 742 574 770 Q 555 774 548 772 Q 542 768 543 752 Q 547 739 578 712 Z", "M 450 514 Q 410 507 439 488 Q 487 461 550 479 Q 644 500 741 522 Q 784 534 792 540 Q 802 549 796 559 Q 787 572 754 579 Q 724 585 611 545 Q 463 517 450 514 Z", "M 432 336 Q 462 269 495 236 Q 508 229 520 238 Q 529 248 531 263 Q 531 309 454 366 Q 441 376 431 375 Q 425 375 424 364 Q 423 354 432 336 Z", "M 651 176 Q 691 245 725 315 Q 738 346 766 385 Q 782 400 772 412 Q 760 431 724 454 Q 708 467 687 458 Q 675 454 683 440 Q 690 410 684 378 Q 665 300 616 193 Q 612 181 609 171 C 600 142 636 150 651 176 Z", "M 609 171 Q 603 171 597 170 Q 461 155 299 140 Q 275 139 292 119 Q 307 103 327 97 Q 349 90 368 95 Q 608 152 916 131 Q 919 132 922 131 Q 944 130 950 140 Q 957 153 939 169 Q 881 214 840 205 Q 767 192 651 176 L 609 171 Z" ] } 8 strokes 泣 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 226, 727 ], [ 307, 676 ], [ 337, 632 ] ], [ [ 136, 491 ], [ 209, 440 ], [ 230, 412 ] ], [ [ 205, 15 ], [ 193, 44 ], [ 187, 98 ], [ 317, 367 ] ], [ [ 553, 764 ], [ 644, 702 ], [ 672, 657 ] ], [ [ 442, 502 ], [ 480, 496 ], [ 518, 500 ], [ 716, 547 ], [ 784, 552 ] ], [ [ 435, 365 ], [ 494, 285 ], [ 506, 255 ] ], [ [ 690, 448 ], [ 704, 441 ], [ 727, 400 ], [ 673, 263 ], [ 645, 207 ], [ 616, 175 ] ], [ [ 295, 130 ], [ 358, 119 ], [ 618, 153 ], [ 850, 171 ], [ 886, 166 ], [ 937, 148 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 250 679 Q 277 655 305 627 Q 321 612 338 613 Q 351 613 356 629 Q 362 645 352 679 Q 340 715 245 734 Q 227 738 220 735 Q 214 731 216 716 Q 220 703 250 679 Z", "M 144 458 Q 184 410 225 389 Q 241 386 251 401 Q 257 414 254 432 Q 242 475 157 500 Q 139 504 129 501 Q 122 500 125 486 Q 126 473 144 458 Z", "M 149 126 Q 136 122 139 104 Q 161 23 193 9 Q 200 2 211 5 Q 218 6 219 33 Q 223 87 318 347 Q 325 363 323 370 Q 322 380 313 373 Q 301 367 189 171 Q 177 149 149 126 Z", "M 578 712 Q 608 685 638 652 Q 654 636 673 637 Q 686 637 692 653 Q 699 669 689 706 Q 677 742 574 770 Q 555 774 548 772 Q 542 768 543 752 Q 547 739 578 712 Z", "M 450 514 Q 410 507 439 488 Q 487 461 550 479 Q 644 500 741 522 Q 784 534 792 540 Q 802 549 796 559 Q 787 572 754 579 Q 724 585 611 545 Q 463 517 450 514 Z", "M 432 336 Q 462 269 495 236 Q 508 229 520 238 Q 529 248 531 263 Q 531 309 454 366 Q 441 376 431 375 Q 425 375 424 364 Q 423 354 432 336 Z", "M 651 176 Q 691 245 725 315 Q 738 346 766 385 Q 782 400 772 412 Q 760 431 724 454 Q 708 467 687 458 Q 675 454 683 440 Q 690 410 684 378 Q 665 300 616 193 Q 612 181 609 171 C 600 142 636 150 651 176 Z", "M 609 171 Q 603 171 597 170 Q 461 155 299 140 Q 275 139 292 119 Q 307 103 327 97 Q 349 90 368 95 Q 608 152 916 131 Q 919 132 922 131 Q 944 130 950 140 Q 957 153 939 169 Q 881 214 840 205 Q 767 192 651 176 L 609 171 Z" ] } 8 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 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.