Read Edit View history 矩 jǔ HSK7 carpenter's square Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a person (大/夫) holding a tool (巨). 巨 also represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas ju × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a person. Modern form looks like 矢. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 矩 Simp strokes 矩 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a carpenter's square. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 矩 Simp strokes 矩 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 矩 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 272, 772 ], [ 287, 760 ], [ 306, 730 ], [ 280, 655 ], [ 212, 538 ], [ 134, 460 ] ], [ [ 239, 538 ], [ 346, 553 ], [ 417, 579 ], [ 468, 579 ] ], [ [ 69, 342 ], [ 99, 334 ], [ 140, 335 ], [ 411, 398 ], [ 471, 407 ], [ 511, 403 ] ], [ [ 288, 511 ], [ 325, 489 ], [ 330, 461 ], [ 310, 306 ], [ 281, 221 ], [ 246, 160 ], [ 190, 98 ], [ 90, 34 ] ], [ [ 359, 257 ], [ 430, 190 ], [ 445, 153 ] ], [ [ 594, 671 ], [ 616, 656 ], [ 633, 656 ], [ 681, 662 ], [ 805, 693 ], [ 868, 694 ] ], [ [ 596, 458 ], [ 625, 470 ], [ 771, 496 ], [ 802, 488 ], [ 824, 461 ], [ 787, 371 ], [ 760, 355 ] ], [ [ 596, 296 ], [ 608, 307 ], [ 628, 312 ], [ 752, 329 ], [ 794, 328 ], [ 817, 319 ] ], [ [ 532, 688 ], [ 563, 654 ], [ 572, 592 ], [ 571, 347 ], [ 557, 98 ], [ 581, 94 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135 Q 454 134 461 145 Q 468 158 465 188 Q 464 207 436 227 Q 370 266 356 263 Q 352 260 350 248 Q 351 236 373 212 Z", "M 601 638 Q 631 629 671 639 Q 864 675 875 683 Q 884 690 879 700 Q 872 712 842 720 Q 811 726 780 714 Q 738 701 692 689 Q 643 679 585 674 C 555 671 572 645 601 638 Z", "M 803 344 Q 836 425 868 442 Q 886 460 872 478 Q 857 491 807 519 Q 789 528 768 520 Q 705 496 596 481 C 566 477 565 447 595 450 Q 602 450 755 472 Q 771 475 777 468 Q 784 459 782 443 Q 769 392 753 351 C 742 323 791 316 803 344 Z", "M 592 290 Q 599 289 611 290 Q 675 303 815 310 Q 825 311 827 319 Q 827 328 803 344 L 753 351 Q 752 351 751 351 Q 663 332 593 324 C 563 320 562 292 592 290 Z", "M 596 481 Q 596 607 601 638 C 603 663 603 663 585 674 Q 575 681 554 692 Q 533 702 525 696 Q 518 689 525 673 Q 568 592 537 207 Q 528 137 507 106 Q 497 90 506 69 Q 513 47 524 38 Q 534 31 552 42 Q 643 100 919 93 Q 944 92 946 103 Q 946 119 917 140 Q 902 153 868 148 Q 796 139 739 135 Q 681 134 611 124 Q 601 121 596 126 Q 589 127 589 143 Q 590 213 592 290 L 593 324 Q 594 385 595 450 L 596 481 Z" ] } 9 strokes 矩 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 272, 772 ], [ 287, 760 ], [ 306, 730 ], [ 280, 655 ], [ 212, 538 ], [ 134, 460 ] ], [ [ 239, 538 ], [ 346, 553 ], [ 417, 579 ], [ 468, 579 ] ], [ [ 69, 342 ], [ 99, 334 ], [ 140, 335 ], [ 411, 398 ], [ 471, 407 ], [ 511, 403 ] ], [ [ 288, 511 ], [ 325, 489 ], [ 330, 461 ], [ 310, 306 ], [ 281, 221 ], [ 246, 160 ], [ 190, 98 ], [ 90, 34 ] ], [ [ 359, 257 ], [ 430, 190 ], [ 445, 153 ] ], [ [ 594, 671 ], [ 616, 656 ], [ 633, 656 ], [ 681, 662 ], [ 805, 693 ], [ 868, 694 ] ], [ [ 596, 458 ], [ 625, 470 ], [ 771, 496 ], [ 802, 488 ], [ 824, 461 ], [ 787, 371 ], [ 760, 355 ] ], [ [ 596, 296 ], [ 608, 307 ], [ 628, 312 ], [ 752, 329 ], [ 794, 328 ], [ 817, 319 ] ], [ [ 532, 688 ], [ 563, 654 ], [ 572, 592 ], [ 571, 347 ], [ 557, 98 ], [ 581, 94 ], [ 694, 109 ], [ 878, 122 ], [ 935, 106 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 251 555 Q 279 594 301 634 Q 328 685 353 727 Q 363 742 347 757 Q 293 793 268 786 Q 255 782 259 766 Q 281 661 170 519 Q 161 515 124 462 Q 117 444 133 450 Q 166 457 234 533 L 251 555 Z", "M 330 526 Q 333 527 338 529 Q 468 566 474 571 Q 481 580 476 588 Q 469 600 438 604 Q 407 608 377 593 Q 349 581 319 571 Q 288 562 251 555 C 222 549 207 545 234 533 Q 235 533 238 531 Q 253 525 281 520 L 330 526 Z", "M 345 362 Q 415 378 504 390 Q 520 391 522 400 Q 523 413 504 423 Q 471 438 353 405 L 296 393 Q 164 366 73 356 Q 60 355 57 346 Q 54 336 69 324 Q 109 296 153 309 Q 232 336 291 350 L 345 362 Z", "M 291 350 Q 264 158 117 64 Q 102 51 87 40 Q 74 30 87 28 Q 100 28 135 43 Q 187 68 227 108 Q 320 195 343 342 Q 343 355 345 362 L 353 405 Q 363 462 373 480 Q 382 499 365 507 Q 346 520 332 525 Q 331 526 330 526 C 303 539 274 549 281 520 Q 296 454 298 435 Q 297 428 297 417 Q 297 407 296 393 L 291 350 Z", "M 373 212 Q 395 184 418 152 Q 428 137 444 135 Q 454 134 461 145 Q 468 158 465 188 Q 464 207 436 227 Q 370 266 356 263 Q 352 260 350 248 Q 351 236 373 212 Z", "M 601 638 Q 631 629 671 639 Q 864 675 875 683 Q 884 690 879 700 Q 872 712 842 720 Q 811 726 780 714 Q 738 701 692 689 Q 643 679 585 674 C 555 671 572 645 601 638 Z", "M 803 344 Q 836 425 868 442 Q 886 460 872 478 Q 857 491 807 519 Q 789 528 768 520 Q 705 496 596 481 C 566 477 565 447 595 450 Q 602 450 755 472 Q 771 475 777 468 Q 784 459 782 443 Q 769 392 753 351 C 742 323 791 316 803 344 Z", "M 592 290 Q 599 289 611 290 Q 675 303 815 310 Q 825 311 827 319 Q 827 328 803 344 L 753 351 Q 752 351 751 351 Q 663 332 593 324 C 563 320 562 292 592 290 Z", "M 596 481 Q 596 607 601 638 C 603 663 603 663 585 674 Q 575 681 554 692 Q 533 702 525 696 Q 518 689 525 673 Q 568 592 537 207 Q 528 137 507 106 Q 497 90 506 69 Q 513 47 524 38 Q 534 31 552 42 Q 643 100 919 93 Q 944 92 946 103 Q 946 119 917 140 Q 902 153 868 148 Q 796 139 739 135 Q 681 134 611 124 Q 601 121 596 126 Q 589 127 589 143 Q 590 213 592 290 L 593 324 Q 594 385 595 450 L 596 481 Z" ] } 9 strokes Historical Pronunciations 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