Read Edit View history 淒 qī bitter cold Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 妻 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas qī × 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 淒 Simp strokes 淒 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 淒 Simp strokes 淒 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 淒 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 206, 711 ], [ 283, 657 ], [ 305, 618 ] ], [ [ 129, 502 ], [ 188, 454 ], [ 215, 415 ] ], [ [ 172, 13 ], [ 158, 41 ], [ 152, 93 ], [ 269, 359 ] ], [ [ 448, 653 ], [ 470, 648 ], [ 526, 653 ], [ 694, 703 ], [ 740, 703 ] ], [ [ 405, 521 ], [ 450, 522 ], [ 563, 551 ], [ 653, 583 ], [ 692, 586 ], [ 728, 556 ], [ 690, 414 ], [ 667, 397 ] ], [ [ 344, 416 ], [ 395, 411 ], [ 616, 459 ], [ 789, 485 ], [ 874, 474 ] ], [ [ 404, 317 ], [ 442, 317 ], [ 668, 370 ], [ 709, 374 ], [ 733, 367 ] ], [ [ 520, 813 ], [ 560, 781 ], [ 569, 767 ], [ 555, 387 ], [ 537, 362 ] ], [ [ 473, 305 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538 636 Q 538 599 537 560 L 537 529 Q 536 495 535 458 L 534 425 Q 533 392 531 355 C 529 325 574 336 575 366 Q 576 400 579 433 L 581 467 Q 582 504 585 542 L 586 575 Z", "M 515 220 Q 524 242 534 257 Q 544 264 540 274 Q 534 287 498 313 C 474 331 459 334 467 305 Q 468 304 470 300 Q 479 279 460 213 L 447 179 Q 422 130 426 117 Q 429 107 446 105 Q 491 98 539 78 L 589 58 Q 664 24 782 -54 Q 809 -72 826 -70 Q 847 -69 846 -48 Q 845 -29 812 15 Q 797 37 767 45 Q 683 75 619 95 L 564 111 Q 521 124 489 129 Q 470 132 479 151 Q 489 172 498 187 L 515 220 Z", "M 692 243 Q 662 282 639 283 Q 626 284 626 268 Q 629 252 624 234 L 611 200 Q 574 125 564 111 L 539 78 Q 464 3 338 -29 Q 322 -33 333 -40 Q 381 -61 472 -25 Q 521 -9 589 58 L 619 95 Q 626 105 635 118 Q 675 187 696 205 Q 696 206 697 206 C 711 220 711 220 692 243 Z", "M 697 206 Q 781 212 888 210 Q 960 207 967 218 Q 971 228 956 242 Q 899 284 840 267 Q 776 258 692 243 L 624 234 Q 585 231 515 220 L 460 213 Q 367 204 268 193 Q 249 192 263 175 Q 276 162 293 156 Q 314 150 329 155 Q 384 170 447 179 L 498 187 Q 523 191 553 194 Q 580 198 611 200 L 697 206 Z" ] } 11 strokes 淒 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 206, 711 ], [ 283, 657 ], [ 305, 618 ] ], [ [ 129, 502 ], [ 188, 454 ], [ 215, 415 ] ], [ [ 172, 13 ], [ 158, 41 ], [ 152, 93 ], [ 269, 359 ] ], [ [ 448, 653 ], [ 470, 648 ], [ 526, 653 ], [ 694, 703 ], [ 740, 703 ] ], [ [ 405, 521 ], [ 450, 522 ], [ 563, 551 ], [ 653, 583 ], [ 692, 586 ], [ 728, 556 ], [ 690, 414 ], [ 667, 397 ] ], [ [ 344, 416 ], [ 395, 411 ], [ 616, 459 ], [ 789, 485 ], [ 874, 474 ] ], [ [ 404, 317 ], [ 442, 317 ], [ 668, 370 ], [ 709, 374 ], [ 733, 367 ] ], [ [ 520, 813 ], [ 560, 781 ], [ 569, 767 ], [ 555, 387 ], [ 537, 362 ] ], [ [ 473, 305 ], [ 495, 288 ], [ 504, 268 ], [ 460, 161 ], [ 453, 129 ], [ 482, 113 ], [ 606, 76 ], [ 731, 21 ], [ 774, -1 ], [ 828, -51 ] ], [ [ 638, 271 ], [ 655, 243 ], [ 658, 219 ], [ 593, 106 ], [ 564, 68 ], [ 525, 32 ], [ 455, -10 ], [ 405, -28 ], [ 340, -37 ] ], [ [ 266, 184 ], [ 313, 175 ], [ 527, 208 ], [ 854, 240 ], [ 887, 241 ], [ 959, 223 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 228 662 Q 250 640 273 613 Q 288 598 306 598 Q 318 598 324 613 Q 331 629 322 664 Q 316 683 287 697 Q 218 727 200 719 Q 194 715 195 700 Q 199 687 228 662 Z", "M 133 469 Q 175 409 208 392 Q 224 388 235 401 Q 242 414 241 432 Q 232 484 151 508 L 150 509 Q 132 516 122 512 Q 115 511 117 498 Q 118 485 133 469 Z", "M 114 118 Q 102 114 105 96 Q 126 21 160 6 Q 167 -1 178 3 Q 185 4 184 30 Q 188 84 271 340 Q 277 356 275 362 Q 274 372 265 365 Q 255 359 152 163 Q 140 141 114 118 Z", "M 590 649 Q 741 692 744 694 Q 751 701 747 709 Q 740 719 713 725 Q 685 729 659 717 Q 628 705 594 694 L 537 677 Q 498 670 455 662 Q 421 655 446 641 Q 485 623 538 636 L 590 649 Z", "M 709 393 Q 716 427 725 451 L 745 503 Q 758 530 774 543 Q 790 562 774 579 Q 756 592 704 613 Q 686 619 665 610 Q 625 591 586 575 L 537 560 Q 476 544 410 531 Q 394 528 397 519 Q 400 512 418 507 Q 443 498 475 512 Q 505 521 537 529 L 585 542 Q 615 552 648 560 Q 670 567 680 559 Q 693 547 684 488 L 675 447 L 661 391 C 654 362 703 364 709 393 Z", "M 725 451 Q 767 455 818 458 Q 875 461 881 469 Q 885 479 870 491 Q 810 527 748 504 Q 747 504 745 503 L 684 488 Q 591 473 581 467 L 535 458 Q 445 443 346 424 Q 327 421 342 407 Q 355 395 372 391 Q 391 387 405 392 Q 466 413 534 425 L 579 433 Q 619 442 675 447 L 725 451 Z", "M 498 313 Q 582 335 729 357 Q 739 358 741 368 Q 741 375 709 393 C 696 401 690 399 661 391 Q 615 378 575 366 L 531 355 Q 464 339 405 328 Q 386 324 399 308 Q 411 296 453 302 Q 459 305 467 305 L 498 313 Z", "M 586 575 Q 587 612 590 649 L 594 694 Q 600 739 612 776 Q 616 788 595 803 Q 558 822 533 827 Q 517 831 508 822 Q 501 815 509 799 Q 534 759 535 733 Q 536 706 537 677 L 538 636 Q 538 599 537 560 L 537 529 Q 536 495 535 458 L 534 425 Q 533 392 531 355 C 529 325 574 336 575 366 Q 576 400 579 433 L 581 467 Q 582 504 585 542 L 586 575 Z", "M 515 220 Q 524 242 534 257 Q 544 264 540 274 Q 534 287 498 313 C 474 331 459 334 467 305 Q 468 304 470 300 Q 479 279 460 213 L 447 179 Q 422 130 426 117 Q 429 107 446 105 Q 491 98 539 78 L 589 58 Q 664 24 782 -54 Q 809 -72 826 -70 Q 847 -69 846 -48 Q 845 -29 812 15 Q 797 37 767 45 Q 683 75 619 95 L 564 111 Q 521 124 489 129 Q 470 132 479 151 Q 489 172 498 187 L 515 220 Z", "M 692 243 Q 662 282 639 283 Q 626 284 626 268 Q 629 252 624 234 L 611 200 Q 574 125 564 111 L 539 78 Q 464 3 338 -29 Q 322 -33 333 -40 Q 381 -61 472 -25 Q 521 -9 589 58 L 619 95 Q 626 105 635 118 Q 675 187 696 205 Q 696 206 697 206 C 711 220 711 220 692 243 Z", "M 697 206 Q 781 212 888 210 Q 960 207 967 218 Q 971 228 956 242 Q 899 284 840 267 Q 776 258 692 243 L 624 234 Q 585 231 515 220 L 460 213 Q 367 204 268 193 Q 249 192 263 175 Q 276 162 293 156 Q 314 150 329 155 Q 384 170 447 179 L 498 187 Q 523 191 553 194 Q 580 198 611 200 L 697 206 Z" ] } 11 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle 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