Read Edit View history Discussion 肩 jiān HSK5 shoulder Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Originally a pictograph of a shoulder. Later the ⺼ (flesh) component was added. Pinyin Separate values with commas jiān × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a shoulder. Unrelated to 户. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 肩 Simp strokes 肩 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 肩 Simp strokes 肩 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 肩 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 462, 848 ], [ 547, 810 ], [ 582, 772 ] ], [ [ 393, 667 ], [ 415, 654 ], [ 666, 707 ], [ 681, 699 ], [ 705, 672 ], [ 678, 611 ], [ 645, 589 ] ], [ [ 374, 512 ], [ 424, 527 ], [ 644, 562 ], [ 686, 563 ], [ 710, 555 ] ], [ [ 327, 686 ], [ 346, 666 ], [ 361, 634 ], [ 329, 470 ], [ 281, 300 ], [ 233, 192 ], [ 196, 131 ], [ 133, 45 ], [ 63, -26 ] ], [ [ 406, 431 ], [ 435, 402 ], [ 439, 326 ], [ 424, 171 ], [ 394, 36 ], [ 390, -11 ] ], [ [ 467, 414 ], [ 487, 408 ], [ 673, 442 ], [ 705, 424 ], [ 718, 409 ], [ 714, 331 ], [ 728, 158 ], [ 727, 46 ], [ 700, -2 ], [ 591, 43 ] ], [ [ 460, 269 ], [ 473, 281 ], [ 583, 304 ], [ 614, 308 ], [ 636, 303 ] ], [ [ 454, 168 ], [ 490, 183 ], [ 551, 193 ], [ 609, 201 ], [ 642, 195 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 494 804 Q 521 786 550 763 Q 566 750 585 754 Q 597 755 600 772 Q 604 790 589 822 Q 573 849 480 858 Q 462 859 456 856 Q 450 850 454 836 Q 460 824 494 804 Z", "M 694 581 Q 725 639 753 651 Q 771 670 757 689 Q 741 704 687 732 Q 668 741 645 733 Q 543 691 383 669 C 353 665 373 629 402 635 Q 642 686 652 680 Q 653 679 657 676 Q 664 669 661 656 Q 651 616 638 584 C 627 556 679 555 694 581 Z", "M 366 506 Q 372 500 395 503 Q 494 525 707 546 Q 717 547 719 556 Q 719 563 694 581 C 678 593 667 591 638 584 Q 490 550 372 535 C 342 531 338 516 366 506 Z", "M 383 669 Q 338 705 322 699 Q 309 692 314 677 Q 330 646 321 577 Q 279 366 245 277 Q 233 250 221 223 Q 172 124 62 -13 Q 56 -19 53 -25 Q 49 -37 61 -35 Q 91 -35 186 78 Q 211 111 236 149 Q 323 299 366 506 L 372 535 Q 378 560 384 583 Q 388 604 396 622 Q 400 629 402 635 C 409 650 407 651 383 669 Z", "M 449 187 Q 452 230 456 263 L 458 288 Q 464 384 470 393 C 474 408 474 408 461 419 Q 437 443 404 443 Q 391 439 395 426 Q 441 318 385 116 Q 360 50 360 49 Q 354 28 374 -8 Q 375 -9 378 -13 Q 385 -28 396 -22 Q 435 0 445 126 Q 446 145 447 163 L 449 187 Z", "M 470 393 Q 486 392 513 398 Q 643 423 663 414 Q 679 405 678 372 Q 696 203 690 72 Q 689 45 674 40 Q 661 36 595 50 Q 582 54 582 44 Q 583 35 601 24 Q 643 -10 675 -48 Q 694 -67 712 -65 Q 728 -61 749 -12 Q 774 37 769 89 Q 759 210 748 321 Q 744 364 762 400 Q 775 418 759 434 Q 740 452 695 467 Q 671 479 651 465 Q 632 458 598 448 Q 501 426 461 419 C 432 413 440 391 470 393 Z", "M 456 263 Q 463 262 474 264 Q 565 282 632 293 Q 654 297 645 309 Q 635 322 611 326 Q 584 329 458 288 C 429 279 426 264 456 263 Z", "M 447 163 Q 457 160 472 162 Q 568 175 638 184 Q 660 187 653 200 Q 643 215 617 220 Q 595 224 449 187 C 420 180 418 169 447 163 Z" ] } 8 strokes 肩 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 462, 848 ], [ 547, 810 ], [ 582, 772 ] ], [ [ 393, 667 ], [ 415, 654 ], [ 666, 707 ], [ 681, 699 ], [ 705, 672 ], [ 678, 611 ], [ 645, 589 ] ], [ [ 374, 512 ], [ 424, 527 ], [ 644, 562 ], [ 686, 563 ], [ 710, 555 ] ], [ [ 327, 686 ], [ 346, 666 ], [ 361, 634 ], [ 329, 470 ], [ 281, 300 ], [ 233, 192 ], [ 196, 131 ], [ 133, 45 ], [ 63, -26 ] ], [ [ 406, 431 ], [ 435, 402 ], [ 439, 326 ], [ 424, 171 ], [ 394, 36 ], [ 390, -11 ] ], [ [ 467, 414 ], [ 487, 408 ], [ 673, 442 ], [ 705, 424 ], [ 718, 409 ], [ 714, 331 ], [ 728, 158 ], [ 727, 46 ], [ 700, -2 ], [ 591, 43 ] ], [ [ 460, 269 ], [ 473, 281 ], [ 583, 304 ], [ 614, 308 ], [ 636, 303 ] ], [ [ 454, 168 ], [ 490, 183 ], [ 551, 193 ], [ 609, 201 ], [ 642, 195 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 494 804 Q 521 786 550 763 Q 566 750 585 754 Q 597 755 600 772 Q 604 790 589 822 Q 573 849 480 858 Q 462 859 456 856 Q 450 850 454 836 Q 460 824 494 804 Z", "M 694 581 Q 725 639 753 651 Q 771 670 757 689 Q 741 704 687 732 Q 668 741 645 733 Q 543 691 383 669 C 353 665 373 629 402 635 Q 642 686 652 680 Q 653 679 657 676 Q 664 669 661 656 Q 651 616 638 584 C 627 556 679 555 694 581 Z", "M 366 506 Q 372 500 395 503 Q 494 525 707 546 Q 717 547 719 556 Q 719 563 694 581 C 678 593 667 591 638 584 Q 490 550 372 535 C 342 531 338 516 366 506 Z", "M 383 669 Q 338 705 322 699 Q 309 692 314 677 Q 330 646 321 577 Q 279 366 245 277 Q 233 250 221 223 Q 172 124 62 -13 Q 56 -19 53 -25 Q 49 -37 61 -35 Q 91 -35 186 78 Q 211 111 236 149 Q 323 299 366 506 L 372 535 Q 378 560 384 583 Q 388 604 396 622 Q 400 629 402 635 C 409 650 407 651 383 669 Z", "M 449 187 Q 452 230 456 263 L 458 288 Q 464 384 470 393 C 474 408 474 408 461 419 Q 437 443 404 443 Q 391 439 395 426 Q 441 318 385 116 Q 360 50 360 49 Q 354 28 374 -8 Q 375 -9 378 -13 Q 385 -28 396 -22 Q 435 0 445 126 Q 446 145 447 163 L 449 187 Z", "M 470 393 Q 486 392 513 398 Q 643 423 663 414 Q 679 405 678 372 Q 696 203 690 72 Q 689 45 674 40 Q 661 36 595 50 Q 582 54 582 44 Q 583 35 601 24 Q 643 -10 675 -48 Q 694 -67 712 -65 Q 728 -61 749 -12 Q 774 37 769 89 Q 759 210 748 321 Q 744 364 762 400 Q 775 418 759 434 Q 740 452 695 467 Q 671 479 651 465 Q 632 458 598 448 Q 501 426 461 419 C 432 413 440 391 470 393 Z", "M 456 263 Q 463 262 474 264 Q 565 282 632 293 Q 654 297 645 309 Q 635 322 611 326 Q 584 329 458 288 C 429 279 426 264 456 263 Z", "M 447 163 Q 457 160 472 162 Q 568 175 638 184 Q 660 187 653 200 Q 643 215 617 220 Q 595 224 449 187 C 420 180 418 169 447 163 Z" ] } 8 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.