Read Edit View history 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": "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 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.