Read Edit View history Discussion 矸 gān a rock or cliff Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pinyin Separate values with commas gān ×gàn ×gǎn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint rock Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 矸 Simp strokes 矸 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 矸 Simp strokes 矸 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 矸 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 144, 648 ], [ 217, 646 ], [ 446, 700 ] ], [ [ 271, 639 ], [ 308, 604 ], [ 237, 429 ], [ 144, 291 ], [ 57, 206 ] ], [ [ 173, 420 ], [ 210, 374 ], [ 254, 158 ] ], [ [ 210, 408 ], [ 255, 398 ], [ 364, 427 ], [ 402, 408 ], [ 367, 265 ] ], [ [ 253, 235 ], [ 420, 255 ] ], [ [ 516, 700 ], [ 590, 689 ], [ 855, 721 ] ], [ [ 457, 452 ], [ 514, 440 ], [ 843, 480 ], [ 967, 459 ] ], [ [ 634, 674 ], [ 688, 634 ], [ 674, -38 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M319,645C348,653 377,661 407,668C431,674 444,680 448,683C454,689 455,695 452,700C447,708 434,715 414,718C396,721 357,709 297,689C245,673 199,665 160,658C135,654 131,646 150,635C194,611 229,624 266,632C301,641 301,641 319,645Z", "M254,414C282,467 300,509 332,583C349,625 368,625 319,645C302,652 263,650 266,632C276,588 259,522 205,416C197,402 188,387 180,373C131,298 90,252 51,207C46,203 48,198 55,200C83,211 137,248 195,325C216,354 236,383 254,414Z", "M205,416C171,433 155,426 171,397C173,391 176,383 180,373C190,341 190,341 195,325C203,295 209,259 215,219C217,197 224,179 236,164C248,150 255,147 259,157C265,172 265,193 261,220C258,242 258,242 256,253C247,315 241,357 239,377C236,394 221,410 205,416Z", "M400,278C412,331 427,365 442,381C457,399 457,414 442,422C429,430 414,440 395,451C382,459 369,458 357,450C332,436 287,421 254,414C239,414 219,413 205,416C188,419 222,374 239,377C265,383 273,387 330,400C348,405 358,403 364,396C369,390 364,350 346,274C342,256 396,260 400,278Z", "M261,220Q261,221 264,221Q313,233 417,243Q427,244 428,253Q429,260 400,278C385,287 364,277 346,274Q297,262 256,253C245,251 250,218 261,220Z", "M699,677C801,694 852,708 853,708C859,715 861,721 859,726C854,735 841,745 819,750C798,756 756,747 694,731C641,718 588,713 537,709C508,708 503,697 524,684C551,667 587,660 629,666C676,673 676,673 699,677Z", "M713,441C758,445 816,448 943,443C957,443 967,446 971,452C975,461 971,471 959,480C917,513 873,520 827,510C795,504 757,498 714,491C674,485 674,485 654,482C595,474 531,468 462,460C447,459 444,452 456,439C466,428 478,421 491,417C506,413 520,414 532,416C569,426 610,433 653,436C693,439 693,439 713,441Z", "M651,2C653,-16 659,-29 665,-37C668,-41 674,-44 679,-42C689,-36 698,-10 704,34C711,90 713,146 712,201C710,240 710,319 713,441C714,474 714,474 714,491C717,665 758,643 699,677C679,689 617,686 629,666C656,620 655,551 654,482C653,451 653,451 653,436C647,175 647,30 651,2Z" ] } 8 strokes 矸 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 152, 648 ], [ 175, 642 ], [ 225, 646 ], [ 370, 686 ], [ 441, 694 ] ], [ [ 339, 622 ], [ 316, 616 ], [ 304, 605 ], [ 261, 480 ], [ 183, 341 ], [ 125, 268 ], [ 58, 206 ] ], [ [ 178, 411 ], [ 194, 397 ], [ 214, 359 ], [ 248, 163 ] ], [ [ 239, 383 ], [ 260, 399 ], [ 338, 420 ], [ 364, 426 ], [ 385, 421 ], [ 405, 398 ], [ 378, 301 ], [ 352, 287 ] ], [ [ 261, 226 ], [ 281, 242 ], [ 342, 255 ], [ 395, 260 ], [ 419, 252 ] ], [ [ 527, 698 ], [ 604, 689 ], [ 795, 724 ], [ 836, 724 ], [ 849, 717 ] ], [ [ 459, 449 ], [ 514, 440 ], [ 680, 463 ], [ 865, 479 ], [ 911, 474 ], [ 958, 459 ] ], [ [ 637, 662 ], [ 685, 633 ], [ 675, -32 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 319 645 Q 362 658 407 668 Q 443 678 448 683 Q 457 692 452 700 Q 445 712 414 718 Q 387 721 297 689 Q 219 667 160 658 Q 123 651 150 635 Q 195 611 253 629 Q 259 632 266 632 L 319 645 Z", "M 248 408 Q 284 472 332 583 Q 347 619 348 621 Q 345 630 332 639 Q 326 643 319 645 C 292 658 262 662 266 632 Q 282 566 205 416 L 180 373 Q 176 369 173 362 Q 139 310 51 207 Q 44 201 55 200 Q 109 219 195 325 L 248 408 Z", "M 205 416 Q 198 419 185 421 Q 172 425 169 419 Q 162 413 171 397 Q 175 387 180 373 L 195 325 Q 207 279 215 219 Q 218 186 236 164 Q 254 142 259 157 Q 268 179 261 220 L 256 253 Q 243 346 239 377 L 205 416 Z", "M 400 278 Q 419 357 442 381 Q 464 408 442 422 Q 423 432 395 451 Q 376 461 357 450 Q 321 428 248 408 C 210 397 210 368 239 377 Q 245 380 330 400 Q 358 407 364 396 Q 373 387 346 274 C 339 245 393 249 400 278 Z", "M 261 220 Q 261 221 264 221 Q 313 233 417 243 Q 427 244 428 253 Q 429 260 400 278 C 390 285 375 281 346 274 Q 297 262 256 253 C 227 247 232 212 261 220 Z", "M 699 677 Q 852 707 853 708 Q 863 717 859 726 Q 852 739 819 750 Q 788 756 694 731 Q 615 713 537 709 Q 495 705 524 684 Q 567 660 629 666 L 699 677 Z", "M 713 441 Q 732 444 943 443 Q 965 442 971 452 Q 977 465 959 480 Q 896 528 827 510 Q 779 503 714 491 L 654 482 Q 566 473 462 460 Q 440 459 456 439 Q 472 423 491 417 Q 515 411 532 416 Q 589 429 653 436 L 713 441 Z", "M 651 2 Q 657 -26 665 -37 Q 671 -44 679 -42 Q 694 -33 704 34 Q 714 118 712 201 Q 709 258 713 441 L 714 491 Q 717 594 728 635 Q 732 656 716 666 Q 706 673 699 677 C 674 693 618 694 629 666 Q 653 615 654 547 Q 654 517 654 482 L 653 436 Q 647 43 651 2 Z" ] } 8 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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