Read Edit View history Discussion 肯 kěn HSK5 agree Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts meat (⺼) attached to a bone (冎). Based on the original meaning "meat attached to bone". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas kěn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Modern form looks like unrelated 止. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 肯 Simp strokes 肯 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 肯 Simp strokes 肯 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 肯 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 475, 843 ], [ 516, 811 ], [ 524, 794 ], [ 516, 579 ], [ 500, 560 ] ], [ [ 561, 693 ], [ 568, 699 ], [ 618, 702 ], [ 709, 723 ], [ 749, 722 ] ], [ [ 297, 713 ], [ 345, 669 ], [ 360, 556 ], [ 376, 548 ] ], [ [ 90, 494 ], [ 142, 483 ], [ 457, 530 ], [ 816, 569 ], [ 859, 569 ], [ 929, 551 ] ], [ [ 331, 435 ], [ 364, 403 ], [ 369, 306 ], [ 354, 146 ], [ 328, 40 ], [ 326, -15 ] ], [ [ 401, 416 ], [ 410, 410 ], [ 439, 413 ], [ 560, 441 ], [ 610, 445 ], [ 639, 429 ], [ 652, 414 ], [ 648, 355 ], [ 664, 89 ], [ 658, 28 ], [ 634, -11 ], [ 598, -1 ], [ 543, 27 ] ], [ [ 395, 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316 442 322 429 Q 374 303 311 98 Q 275 29 313 -17 Q 320 -32 332 -26 Q 371 1 382 180 L 384 207 Z", "M 399 393 Q 412 394 429 398 Q 576 428 599 418 Q 614 411 614 379 Q 632 201 624 60 Q 623 32 607 27 Q 597 23 547 34 Q 534 38 534 28 Q 535 19 552 9 Q 586 -25 612 -58 Q 627 -74 643 -74 Q 659 -70 681 -20 Q 708 32 702 84 Q 692 210 681 324 Q 677 370 695 406 Q 708 422 692 439 Q 673 455 630 471 Q 612 480 543 454 Q 468 439 392 421 C 363 414 369 388 399 393 Z", "M 391 300 Q 421 290 481 298 Q 565 313 571 317 Q 578 324 574 331 Q 568 340 545 346 Q 521 350 497 341 Q 475 334 451 329 Q 426 325 395 322 Q 392 322 392 321 C 363 314 362 308 391 300 Z", "M 382 180 Q 425 173 517 187 Q 574 197 578 200 Q 585 207 582 214 Q 576 224 552 231 Q 527 237 500 228 Q 473 221 445 214 Q 417 210 384 207 C 354 204 352 184 382 180 Z" ] } 8 strokes 肯 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 475, 843 ], [ 516, 811 ], [ 524, 794 ], [ 516, 579 ], [ 500, 560 ] ], [ [ 561, 693 ], [ 568, 699 ], [ 618, 702 ], [ 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381 688 366 699 Q 341 717 312 724 Q 297 728 288 722 Q 281 715 288 700 Q 304 676 314 650 Q 321 626 340 532 C 346 503 388 507 385 537 Z", "M 340 532 Q 222 520 94 504 Q 70 503 88 483 Q 124 450 164 460 Q 438 533 916 534 Q 938 534 943 544 Q 950 557 931 572 Q 868 620 801 601 Q 695 582 539 558 L 493 551 Q 441 545 385 537 L 340 532 Z", "M 384 207 Q 387 262 391 300 L 392 321 Q 396 370 399 388 Q 399 391 399 393 L 392 421 Q 388 427 381 430 Q 350 446 331 446 Q 316 442 322 429 Q 374 303 311 98 Q 275 29 313 -17 Q 320 -32 332 -26 Q 371 1 382 180 L 384 207 Z", "M 399 393 Q 412 394 429 398 Q 576 428 599 418 Q 614 411 614 379 Q 632 201 624 60 Q 623 32 607 27 Q 597 23 547 34 Q 534 38 534 28 Q 535 19 552 9 Q 586 -25 612 -58 Q 627 -74 643 -74 Q 659 -70 681 -20 Q 708 32 702 84 Q 692 210 681 324 Q 677 370 695 406 Q 708 422 692 439 Q 673 455 630 471 Q 612 480 543 454 Q 468 439 392 421 C 363 414 369 388 399 393 Z", "M 391 300 Q 421 290 481 298 Q 565 313 571 317 Q 578 324 574 331 Q 568 340 545 346 Q 521 350 497 341 Q 475 334 451 329 Q 426 325 395 322 Q 392 322 392 321 C 363 314 362 308 391 300 Z", "M 382 180 Q 425 173 517 187 Q 574 197 578 200 Q 585 207 582 214 Q 576 224 552 231 Q 527 237 500 228 Q 473 221 445 214 Q 417 210 384 207 C 354 204 352 184 382 180 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.