Read Edit View history Discussion 竖 shù HSK7 perpendicular Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Based on the original meaning "servant". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas shù × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 豎 ×竪 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 竖 Simp strokes 竖 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 竖 Simp strokes 竖 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 竖 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 213, 709 ], [ 239, 683 ], [ 244, 647 ], [ 244, 559 ], [ 233, 479 ], [ 236, 437 ] ], [ [ 342, 815 ], [ 368, 799 ], [ 384, 778 ], [ 388, 639 ], [ 374, 388 ] ], [ [ 488, 748 ], [ 553, 744 ], [ 663, 770 ], [ 695, 767 ], [ 717, 756 ], [ 686, 653 ], [ 647, 579 ], [ 623, 550 ], [ 574, 510 ], [ 522, 483 ], [ 459, 469 ] ], [ [ 463, 682 ], [ 512, 658 ], [ 666, 510 ], [ 753, 450 ], 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522 266 647 286 Q 705 298 713 305 Q 723 312 718 320 Q 712 332 684 341 Q 656 348 626 338 Q 478 292 319 283 Z", "M 358 181 Q 394 105 417 97 Q 430 93 440 109 Q 444 121 440 142 Q 434 160 414 174 Q 383 199 368 205 Q 361 209 357 198 Q 353 191 358 181 Z", "M 532 62 Q 553 83 591 133 Q 604 149 625 170 Q 644 180 636 193 Q 629 212 600 238 Q 587 251 568 248 Q 556 245 561 232 Q 567 193 496 74 Q 490 67 487 58 C 475 30 511 40 532 62 Z", "M 487 58 Q 351 48 191 35 Q 169 34 184 15 Q 197 -1 217 -8 Q 239 -15 257 -10 Q 488 38 838 17 Q 860 16 865 25 Q 872 38 855 53 Q 801 96 760 91 Q 675 78 532 62 L 487 58 Z" ] } 9 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + 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.