Read Edit View history Discussion 爻 yáo diagrams for divination Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts two X shapes used as divinatory diagrams. Pinyin Separate values with commas yáo ×xiào × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 爻 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 592, 816 ], [ 606, 783 ], [ 603, 765 ], [ 551, 682 ], [ 485, 606 ], [ 446, 571 ], [ 370, 522 ], [ 278, 481 ], [ 241, 471 ] ], [ [ 305, 706 ], [ 476, 643 ], [ 595, 588 ], [ 680, 537 ], [ 706, 500 ] ], [ [ 549, 462 ], [ 578, 407 ], [ 564, 348 ], [ 525, 247 ], [ 490, 190 ], [ 453, 146 ], [ 396, 103 ], [ 310, 64 ], [ 223, 44 ], [ 115, 37 ] ], [ [ 284, 382 ], [ 314, 371 ], [ 343, 351 ], [ 523, 161 ], [ 606, 88 ], [ 668, 44 ], [ 699, 28 ], [ 723, 24 ], [ 913, 5 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 549 637 Q 576 670 606 712 Q 624 737 645 759 Q 655 766 652 778 Q 648 790 622 814 Q 603 832 593 831 Q 578 830 577 815 Q 565 736 496 656 L 464 622 Q 394 553 240 478 Q 230 472 236 467 Q 264 451 390 510 Q 453 538 499 585 Q 505 591 512 597 L 549 637 Z", "M 512 597 Q 597 554 671 502 Q 689 486 704 483 Q 717 480 723 499 Q 727 515 715 543 Q 702 582 549 637 L 496 656 Q 313 722 301 714 Q 295 713 299 700 Q 302 691 320 685 Q 396 655 464 622 L 512 597 Z", "M 525 191 Q 567 251 598 346 Q 607 377 618 398 Q 625 411 618 420 Q 602 445 578 460 Q 557 476 546 474 Q 536 471 536 458 Q 548 344 482 231 L 463 198 Q 403 111 244 66 Q 195 56 125 44 Q 115 45 109 41 Q 102 38 111 31 Q 117 28 132 27 Q 247 23 336 50 Q 426 77 498 156 L 525 191 Z", "M 498 156 Q 645 -12 693 -17 Q 819 -17 880 -9 Q 923 -5 919 7 Q 918 13 876 25 Q 717 67 681 84 Q 626 111 525 191 L 482 231 Q 427 285 371 347 Q 335 387 301 388 Q 283 389 279 385 Q 278 378 293 367 Q 347 334 463 198 L 498 156 Z" ] } 4 strokes 爻 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 590, 829 ], [ 608, 768 ], [ 496, 618 ], [ 392, 536 ], [ 239, 471 ] ], [ [ 303, 707 ], [ 599, 585 ], [ 718, 494 ] ], [ [ 545, 469 ], [ 576, 395 ], [ 538, 276 ], [ 472, 166 ], [ 323, 69 ], [ 115, 39 ] ], [ [ 287, 382 ], [ 341, 353 ], [ 666, 45 ], [ 912, 4 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M549,637Q576,670 606,712Q624,737 645,759Q655,766 652,778Q648,790 622,814Q603,832 593,831Q578,830 577,815Q565,736 496,656C475,633 475,633 464,622Q394,553 240,478Q230,472 236,467Q264,451 390,510Q453,538 499,585Q505,591 512,597C537,624 537,624 549,637Z", "M512,597Q597,554 671,502Q689,486 704,483Q717,480 723,499Q727,515 715,543Q702,582 549,637C514,650 514,650 496,656Q313,722 301,714Q295,713 299,700Q302,691 320,685Q396,655 464,622C496,605 496,605 512,597Z", "M525,191Q567,251 598,346Q607,377 618,398Q625,411 618,420Q602,445 578,460Q557,476 546,474Q536,471 536,458Q548,344 482,231C469,209 469,209 463,198Q403,111 244,66Q195,56 125,44Q115,45 109,41Q102,38 111,31Q117,28 132,27Q247,23 336,50Q426,77 498,156C516,179 516,179 525,191Z", "M498,156Q645,-12 693,-17Q819,-17 880,-9Q923,-5 919,7Q918,13 876,25Q717,67 681,84Q626,111 525,191C496,218 496,218 482,231Q427,285 371,347Q335,387 301,388Q283,389 279,385Q278,378 293,367Q347,334 463,198C486,170 486,170 498,156Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations 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.