Read Edit View history 灰 huī HSK5 ashes Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a hand (又) picking ashes left over from a fire (火). Pinyin Separate values with commas huī × 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 灰 Simp strokes 灰 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 灰 Simp strokes 灰 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 灰 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 235, 566 ], [ 274, 557 ], [ 315, 559 ], [ 471, 583 ], [ 666, 623 ], [ 736, 632 ], [ 796, 624 ] ], [ [ 430, 837 ], [ 463, 811 ], [ 479, 791 ], [ 478, 780 ], [ 456, 649 ], [ 426, 560 ], [ 395, 492 ], [ 335, 388 ], [ 269, 301 ], [ 187, 221 ], [ 99, 160 ] ], [ [ 386, 351 ], [ 439, 304 ], [ 449, 285 ] ], [ [ 730, 491 ], [ 751, 469 ], [ 759, 448 ], [ 729, 414 ], [ 626, 324 ] ], [ [ 515, 497 ], [ 552, 460 ], [ 551, 396 ], [ 534, 291 ], [ 492, 183 ], [ 460, 131 ], [ 426, 94 ], [ 339, 38 ], [ 271, 11 ] ], [ [ 558, 258 ], [ 561, 235 ], [ 641, 149 ], [ 705, 89 ], [ 790, 26 ], [ 926, 12 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 454 559 Q 602 589 786 609 Q 798 608 808 622 Q 809 635 784 647 Q 745 671 673 650 Q 507 613 471 605 L 409 595 Q 390 595 241 577 Q 208 573 234 553 Q 273 523 314 533 Q 348 542 391 548 L 454 559 Z", "M 391 548 Q 310 353 138 200 Q 92 166 89 154 Q 88 147 104 155 Q 323 249 454 559 L 471 605 Q 472 612 476 617 Q 498 681 506 729 Q 510 757 527 785 Q 542 806 520 819 Q 490 840 450 848 Q 431 852 421 846 Q 414 840 421 822 Q 463 747 409 595 L 391 548 Z", "M 379 335 Q 421 269 448 266 Q 461 265 470 283 Q 471 296 464 318 Q 455 334 434 343 Q 400 359 385 363 Q 375 366 374 353 Q 373 346 379 335 Z", "M 708 444 Q 693 420 623 332 Q 611 313 631 317 Q 658 332 755 393 Q 777 412 804 423 Q 828 433 816 454 Q 801 473 772 490 Q 745 506 731 502 Q 716 501 721 485 Q 725 464 708 444 Z", "M 554 265 Q 572 326 585 418 Q 589 448 595 461 Q 602 468 596 479 Q 590 486 559 499 Q 525 517 508 510 Q 495 504 506 486 Q 545 338 464 188 Q 460 184 457 177 Q 412 96 260 15 Q 235 0 266 1 Q 285 0 324 14 Q 373 27 417 55 Q 492 97 544 234 L 554 265 Z", "M 544 234 Q 650 92 753 -5 Q 777 -29 799 -26 Q 859 -11 910 2 Q 932 6 932 12 Q 933 19 905 31 Q 758 88 712 124 Q 633 184 554 265 C 533 286 526 258 544 234 Z" ] } 6 strokes 灰 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 235, 566 ], [ 274, 557 ], [ 315, 559 ], [ 471, 583 ], [ 666, 623 ], [ 736, 632 ], [ 796, 624 ] ], [ [ 430, 837 ], [ 463, 811 ], [ 479, 791 ], [ 478, 780 ], [ 456, 649 ], [ 426, 560 ], [ 395, 492 ], [ 335, 388 ], [ 269, 301 ], [ 187, 221 ], [ 99, 160 ] ], [ [ 386, 351 ], [ 439, 304 ], [ 449, 285 ] ], [ [ 730, 491 ], [ 751, 469 ], [ 759, 448 ], [ 729, 414 ], [ 626, 324 ] ], [ [ 515, 497 ], [ 552, 460 ], [ 551, 396 ], [ 534, 291 ], [ 492, 183 ], [ 460, 131 ], [ 426, 94 ], [ 339, 38 ], [ 271, 11 ] ], [ [ 558, 258 ], [ 561, 235 ], [ 641, 149 ], [ 705, 89 ], [ 790, 26 ], [ 926, 12 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 454 559 Q 602 589 786 609 Q 798 608 808 622 Q 809 635 784 647 Q 745 671 673 650 Q 507 613 471 605 L 409 595 Q 390 595 241 577 Q 208 573 234 553 Q 273 523 314 533 Q 348 542 391 548 L 454 559 Z", "M 391 548 Q 310 353 138 200 Q 92 166 89 154 Q 88 147 104 155 Q 323 249 454 559 L 471 605 Q 472 612 476 617 Q 498 681 506 729 Q 510 757 527 785 Q 542 806 520 819 Q 490 840 450 848 Q 431 852 421 846 Q 414 840 421 822 Q 463 747 409 595 L 391 548 Z", "M 379 335 Q 421 269 448 266 Q 461 265 470 283 Q 471 296 464 318 Q 455 334 434 343 Q 400 359 385 363 Q 375 366 374 353 Q 373 346 379 335 Z", "M 708 444 Q 693 420 623 332 Q 611 313 631 317 Q 658 332 755 393 Q 777 412 804 423 Q 828 433 816 454 Q 801 473 772 490 Q 745 506 731 502 Q 716 501 721 485 Q 725 464 708 444 Z", "M 554 265 Q 572 326 585 418 Q 589 448 595 461 Q 602 468 596 479 Q 590 486 559 499 Q 525 517 508 510 Q 495 504 506 486 Q 545 338 464 188 Q 460 184 457 177 Q 412 96 260 15 Q 235 0 266 1 Q 285 0 324 14 Q 373 27 417 55 Q 492 97 544 234 L 554 265 Z", "M 544 234 Q 650 92 753 -5 Q 777 -29 799 -26 Q 859 -11 910 2 Q 932 6 932 12 Q 933 19 905 31 Q 758 88 712 124 Q 633 184 554 265 C 533 286 526 258 544 234 Z" ] } 6 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.