Read Edit View history 玄 xuán HSK7 black Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Originally the same character as 幺. Similar to 幺, with an distinguishing mark at the top. Pinyin Separate values with commas xuán ×xuàn × 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 玄 Simp strokes 玄 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 玄 Simp strokes 玄 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 玄 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 441, 812 ], [ 535, 749 ], [ 564, 705 ] ], [ [ 115, 554 ], [ 180, 545 ], [ 489, 597 ], [ 819, 632 ], [ 880, 625 ], [ 916, 612 ] ], [ [ 458, 568 ], [ 481, 542 ], [ 483, 518 ], [ 351, 348 ], [ 326, 301 ], [ 377, 293 ], [ 509, 302 ], [ 538, 317 ] ], [ [ 640, 454 ], [ 657, 405 ], [ 582, 317 ], [ 386, 133 ], [ 368, 110 ], [ 358, 77 ], [ 391, 74 ], [ 503, 101 ], [ 665, 128 ], [ 676, 119 ] ], [ [ 636, 221 ], [ 741, 96 ], [ 765, 35 ], [ 764, 8 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 467 761 Q 498 733 530 700 Q 546 684 565 685 Q 578 685 584 701 Q 590 719 580 754 Q 568 790 462 818 Q 443 822 436 820 Q 430 816 432 800 Q 436 787 467 761 Z", "M 493 577 Q 634 595 899 596 Q 923 597 928 606 Q 934 619 915 636 Q 851 682 780 663 Q 540 618 118 565 Q 94 564 112 543 Q 128 527 149 521 Q 173 515 192 521 Q 312 554 450 571 L 493 577 Z", "M 546 318 Q 455 318 381 316 Q 353 317 368 334 Q 446 425 517 493 Q 536 509 533 519 Q 533 535 495 575 Q 494 576 493 577 C 473 599 450 601 450 571 Q 459 526 358 388 Q 336 357 294 330 Q 272 317 273 302 Q 276 280 290 259 Q 300 246 315 253 Q 358 272 522 291 C 552 295 576 318 546 318 Z", "M 671 140 Q 553 130 411 103 Q 383 96 403 117 Q 470 184 623 318 Q 666 358 701 379 Q 717 389 713 402 Q 703 427 667 458 Q 649 473 637 471 Q 624 470 623 450 Q 620 411 546 318 L 522 291 Q 519 290 517 285 Q 346 116 303 99 Q 284 90 286 73 Q 285 57 313 28 Q 325 12 345 23 Q 483 89 685 117 C 715 121 701 143 671 140 Z", "M 685 117 Q 751 6 759 1 Q 768 -2 777 6 Q 793 16 791 63 Q 791 129 639 233 Q 632 240 626 228 Q 622 215 631 202 Q 650 174 671 140 L 685 117 Z" ] } 5 strokes 玄 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 441, 812 ], [ 535, 749 ], [ 564, 705 ] ], [ [ 115, 554 ], [ 180, 545 ], [ 489, 597 ], [ 819, 632 ], [ 880, 625 ], [ 916, 612 ] ], [ [ 458, 568 ], [ 481, 542 ], [ 483, 518 ], [ 351, 348 ], [ 326, 301 ], [ 377, 293 ], [ 509, 302 ], [ 538, 317 ] ], [ [ 640, 454 ], [ 657, 405 ], [ 582, 317 ], [ 386, 133 ], [ 368, 110 ], [ 358, 77 ], [ 391, 74 ], [ 503, 101 ], [ 665, 128 ], [ 676, 119 ] ], [ [ 636, 221 ], [ 741, 96 ], [ 765, 35 ], [ 764, 8 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 467 761 Q 498 733 530 700 Q 546 684 565 685 Q 578 685 584 701 Q 590 719 580 754 Q 568 790 462 818 Q 443 822 436 820 Q 430 816 432 800 Q 436 787 467 761 Z", "M 493 577 Q 634 595 899 596 Q 923 597 928 606 Q 934 619 915 636 Q 851 682 780 663 Q 540 618 118 565 Q 94 564 112 543 Q 128 527 149 521 Q 173 515 192 521 Q 312 554 450 571 L 493 577 Z", "M 546 318 Q 455 318 381 316 Q 353 317 368 334 Q 446 425 517 493 Q 536 509 533 519 Q 533 535 495 575 Q 494 576 493 577 C 473 599 450 601 450 571 Q 459 526 358 388 Q 336 357 294 330 Q 272 317 273 302 Q 276 280 290 259 Q 300 246 315 253 Q 358 272 522 291 C 552 295 576 318 546 318 Z", "M 671 140 Q 553 130 411 103 Q 383 96 403 117 Q 470 184 623 318 Q 666 358 701 379 Q 717 389 713 402 Q 703 427 667 458 Q 649 473 637 471 Q 624 470 623 450 Q 620 411 546 318 L 522 291 Q 519 290 517 285 Q 346 116 303 99 Q 284 90 286 73 Q 285 57 313 28 Q 325 12 345 23 Q 483 89 685 117 C 715 121 701 143 671 140 Z", "M 685 117 Q 751 6 759 1 Q 768 -2 777 6 Q 793 16 791 63 Q 791 129 639 233 Q 632 240 626 228 Q 622 215 631 202 Q 650 174 671 140 L 685 117 Z" ] } 5 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.