Read Edit View history Discussion 禽 qín HSK7 birds Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a net with a handle used for hunting. 今 was added later to represent the sound. Based on the original meaning "to capture", now written as 擒. The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "birds" and "fowl". Pinyin Separate values with commas qín × 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 禽 Simp strokes 禽 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a net with a handle used for hunting. Similar to 𠦒. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 禽 Simp strokes 禽 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 禽 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 466, 838 ], [ 487, 800 ], [ 447, 733 ], [ 380, 650 ], [ 244, 525 ], [ 172, 479 ], [ 87, 435 ] ], [ [ 509, 754 ], [ 516, 755 ], [ 680, 603 ], [ 782, 530 ], [ 816, 522 ], [ 964, 512 ] ], [ [ 465, 665 ], [ 502, 646 ], [ 522, 628 ] ], [ [ 347, 538 ], [ 396, 534 ], [ 558, 568 ], [ 600, 574 ], [ 633, 569 ] ], [ [ 555, 525 ], [ 530, 518 ], [ 509, 485 ], [ 464, 441 ], [ 371, 385 ] ], [ [ 391, 496 ], [ 512, 444 ], [ 545, 425 ], [ 566, 401 ] ], [ [ 294, 451 ], [ 316, 412 ], [ 302, 327 ], [ 337, 323 ], [ 541, 364 ], [ 602, 366 ], [ 612, 355 ] ], [ [ 650, 516 ], [ 676, 471 ], [ 645, 374 ], [ 633, 315 ] ], [ [ 184, 223 ], [ 214, 203 ], [ 223, 174 ], [ 224, -29 ] ], [ [ 244, 215 ], [ 265, 202 ], [ 357, 224 ], [ 504, 248 ], [ 737, 268 ], [ 755, 257 ], [ 775, 228 ], [ 766, 201 ], [ 747, 54 ], [ 732, 1 ], [ 718, -19 ], [ 706, -17 ], [ 612, 32 ] ], [ [ 435, 320 ], [ 460, 306 ], [ 466, 294 ], [ 429, 207 ], [ 387, 140 ], [ 375, 100 ], [ 401, 97 ], [ 545, 129 ], [ 553, 121 ] ], [ [ 538, 194 ], [ 592, 134 ], [ 607, 83 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 514 772 Q 520 779 525 782 Q 532 786 532 796 Q 532 806 521 819 Q 491 855 460 851 Q 451 850 452 838 Q 455 738 271 574 Q 267 571 264 568 Q 210 523 83 439 Q 74 435 84 431 Q 123 431 264 515 Q 363 590 499 755 L 514 772 Z", "M 499 755 Q 611 631 751 501 Q 773 480 808 484 Q 923 494 960 504 Q 970 508 972 513 Q 972 519 955 525 Q 781 562 717 610 Q 621 677 514 772 C 492 792 479 777 499 755 Z", "M 458 653 Q 501 610 524 611 Q 536 612 539 628 Q 538 640 528 656 Q 507 677 458 677 Q 451 677 451 667 Q 450 660 458 653 Z", "M 546 546 Q 547 549 627 559 Q 634 558 642 568 Q 643 577 625 585 Q 601 601 523 577 Q 513 576 502 572 Q 463 563 351 546 Q 329 543 346 530 Q 370 511 393 516 Q 445 529 512 541 L 546 546 Z", "M 510 464 Q 564 518 564 521 Q 564 533 546 546 C 522 565 516 570 512 541 Q 512 520 479 481 Q 476 480 475 476 L 454 454 Q 406 415 366 387 Q 360 386 366 382 Q 409 382 480 437 Q 480 438 481 438 L 510 464 Z", "M 481 438 Q 514 422 549 399 Q 559 392 569 391 Q 573 391 576 398 Q 580 407 568 428 Q 556 447 510 464 L 475 476 Q 420 495 391 501 Q 385 502 386 495 Q 386 489 454 454 L 481 438 Z", "M 460 333 Q 583 360 614 349 C 643 343 647 384 617 382 Q 458 373 339 344 Q 324 343 330 359 Q 334 375 339 392 Q 346 411 338 426 Q 328 442 308 457 Q 299 463 290 462 Q 280 461 285 443 Q 295 409 286 378 Q 279 348 264 336 Q 248 323 252 310 Q 261 295 275 285 Q 284 279 302 289 Q 320 302 428 326 L 460 333 Z", "M 614 349 Q 615 330 622 314 Q 628 298 641 307 Q 668 328 681 404 Q 703 455 708 458 Q 718 471 710 485 Q 694 501 666 524 Q 656 531 644 528 Q 637 525 637 513 Q 646 501 641 444 Q 637 420 617 382 L 614 349 Z", "M 237 220 Q 218 239 182 233 Q 169 227 176 216 Q 212 159 192 56 Q 176 43 197 -9 Q 201 -22 213 -33 Q 222 -46 231 -39 Q 258 -15 255 58 Q 251 148 251 178 C 251 208 251 209 237 220 Z", "M 462 226 Q 571 244 704 248 Q 723 247 732 237 Q 739 230 734 216 Q 721 50 706 26 Q 702 16 688 20 Q 655 29 620 38 Q 592 42 611 23 Q 680 -35 708 -75 Q 718 -90 731 -81 Q 764 -51 778 61 Q 790 184 810 210 Q 825 231 819 239 Q 812 252 762 286 Q 743 301 728 295 Q 698 285 645 277 Q 551 268 483 259 L 425 251 Q 368 245 335 236 Q 280 226 237 220 C 207 216 222 171 251 178 Q 261 178 272 182 Q 323 200 412 217 L 462 226 Z", "M 552 143 Q 485 136 414 121 Q 407 118 404 121 Q 401 124 406 133 Q 439 190 462 226 L 483 259 Q 496 281 504 288 Q 514 298 507 308 Q 501 318 460 333 C 432 344 423 347 428 326 Q 428 322 431 312 Q 438 296 425 251 L 412 217 Q 375 142 327 105 Q 315 93 319 84 Q 325 71 348 54 Q 358 45 369 55 Q 405 83 566 121 C 595 128 582 146 552 143 Z", "M 566 121 Q 587 76 605 70 Q 614 69 621 77 Q 628 87 630 115 Q 631 134 607 158 Q 552 203 536 203 Q 532 202 529 190 Q 529 183 552 143 L 566 121 Z" ] } 12 strokes 禽 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 466, 838 ], [ 487, 800 ], [ 447, 733 ], [ 380, 650 ], [ 244, 525 ], [ 172, 479 ], [ 87, 435 ] ], [ [ 509, 754 ], [ 516, 755 ], [ 680, 603 ], [ 782, 530 ], [ 816, 522 ], [ 964, 512 ] ], [ [ 465, 665 ], [ 502, 646 ], [ 522, 628 ] ], [ [ 347, 538 ], [ 396, 534 ], [ 558, 568 ], [ 600, 574 ], [ 633, 569 ] ], [ [ 555, 525 ], [ 530, 518 ], [ 509, 485 ], [ 464, 441 ], [ 371, 385 ] ], [ [ 391, 496 ], [ 512, 444 ], [ 545, 425 ], [ 566, 401 ] ], [ [ 294, 451 ], [ 316, 412 ], [ 302, 327 ], [ 337, 323 ], [ 541, 364 ], [ 602, 366 ], [ 612, 355 ] ], [ [ 650, 516 ], [ 676, 471 ], [ 645, 374 ], [ 633, 315 ] ], [ [ 184, 223 ], [ 214, 203 ], [ 223, 174 ], [ 224, -29 ] ], [ [ 244, 215 ], [ 265, 202 ], [ 357, 224 ], [ 504, 248 ], [ 737, 268 ], [ 755, 257 ], [ 775, 228 ], [ 766, 201 ], [ 747, 54 ], [ 732, 1 ], [ 718, -19 ], [ 706, -17 ], [ 612, 32 ] ], [ [ 435, 320 ], [ 460, 306 ], [ 466, 294 ], [ 429, 207 ], [ 387, 140 ], [ 375, 100 ], [ 401, 97 ], [ 545, 129 ], [ 553, 121 ] ], [ [ 538, 194 ], [ 592, 134 ], [ 607, 83 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 514 772 Q 520 779 525 782 Q 532 786 532 796 Q 532 806 521 819 Q 491 855 460 851 Q 451 850 452 838 Q 455 738 271 574 Q 267 571 264 568 Q 210 523 83 439 Q 74 435 84 431 Q 123 431 264 515 Q 363 590 499 755 L 514 772 Z", "M 499 755 Q 611 631 751 501 Q 773 480 808 484 Q 923 494 960 504 Q 970 508 972 513 Q 972 519 955 525 Q 781 562 717 610 Q 621 677 514 772 C 492 792 479 777 499 755 Z", "M 458 653 Q 501 610 524 611 Q 536 612 539 628 Q 538 640 528 656 Q 507 677 458 677 Q 451 677 451 667 Q 450 660 458 653 Z", "M 546 546 Q 547 549 627 559 Q 634 558 642 568 Q 643 577 625 585 Q 601 601 523 577 Q 513 576 502 572 Q 463 563 351 546 Q 329 543 346 530 Q 370 511 393 516 Q 445 529 512 541 L 546 546 Z", "M 510 464 Q 564 518 564 521 Q 564 533 546 546 C 522 565 516 570 512 541 Q 512 520 479 481 Q 476 480 475 476 L 454 454 Q 406 415 366 387 Q 360 386 366 382 Q 409 382 480 437 Q 480 438 481 438 L 510 464 Z", "M 481 438 Q 514 422 549 399 Q 559 392 569 391 Q 573 391 576 398 Q 580 407 568 428 Q 556 447 510 464 L 475 476 Q 420 495 391 501 Q 385 502 386 495 Q 386 489 454 454 L 481 438 Z", "M 460 333 Q 583 360 614 349 C 643 343 647 384 617 382 Q 458 373 339 344 Q 324 343 330 359 Q 334 375 339 392 Q 346 411 338 426 Q 328 442 308 457 Q 299 463 290 462 Q 280 461 285 443 Q 295 409 286 378 Q 279 348 264 336 Q 248 323 252 310 Q 261 295 275 285 Q 284 279 302 289 Q 320 302 428 326 L 460 333 Z", "M 614 349 Q 615 330 622 314 Q 628 298 641 307 Q 668 328 681 404 Q 703 455 708 458 Q 718 471 710 485 Q 694 501 666 524 Q 656 531 644 528 Q 637 525 637 513 Q 646 501 641 444 Q 637 420 617 382 L 614 349 Z", "M 237 220 Q 218 239 182 233 Q 169 227 176 216 Q 212 159 192 56 Q 176 43 197 -9 Q 201 -22 213 -33 Q 222 -46 231 -39 Q 258 -15 255 58 Q 251 148 251 178 C 251 208 251 209 237 220 Z", "M 462 226 Q 571 244 704 248 Q 723 247 732 237 Q 739 230 734 216 Q 721 50 706 26 Q 702 16 688 20 Q 655 29 620 38 Q 592 42 611 23 Q 680 -35 708 -75 Q 718 -90 731 -81 Q 764 -51 778 61 Q 790 184 810 210 Q 825 231 819 239 Q 812 252 762 286 Q 743 301 728 295 Q 698 285 645 277 Q 551 268 483 259 L 425 251 Q 368 245 335 236 Q 280 226 237 220 C 207 216 222 171 251 178 Q 261 178 272 182 Q 323 200 412 217 L 462 226 Z", "M 552 143 Q 485 136 414 121 Q 407 118 404 121 Q 401 124 406 133 Q 439 190 462 226 L 483 259 Q 496 281 504 288 Q 514 298 507 308 Q 501 318 460 333 C 432 344 423 347 428 326 Q 428 322 431 312 Q 438 296 425 251 L 412 217 Q 375 142 327 105 Q 315 93 319 84 Q 325 71 348 54 Q 358 45 369 55 Q 405 83 566 121 C 595 128 582 146 552 143 Z", "M 566 121 Q 587 76 605 70 Q 614 69 621 77 Q 628 87 630 115 Q 631 134 607 158 Q 552 203 536 203 Q 532 202 529 190 Q 529 183 552 143 L 566 121 Z" ] } 12 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.