Read Edit View history 臣 chénChén HSK7 minister Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of an eye, similar to 目. Based on the original meaning "glare at", now written as 瞋. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas chén × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 臣 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 335, 711 ], [ 362, 694 ], [ 686, 750 ], [ 735, 751 ], [ 772, 744 ] ], [ [ 519, 693 ], [ 545, 669 ], [ 552, 653 ], [ 542, 554 ], [ 529, 533 ], [ 517, 526 ] ], [ [ 327, 481 ], [ 336, 472 ], [ 370, 474 ], [ 511, 496 ], [ 638, 525 ], [ 675, 525 ], [ 689, 518 ], [ 715, 488 ], [ 683, 407 ], [ 654, 389 ] ], [ [ 312, 297 ], [ 330, 309 ], [ 638, 358 ], [ 690, 357 ], [ 718, 349 ] ], [ [ 521, 312 ], [ 548, 292 ], [ 554, 269 ], [ 542, 146 ], [ 520, 131 ] ], [ [ 253, 728 ], [ 288, 700 ], [ 295, 677 ], [ 288, 385 ], [ 264, 79 ], [ 304, 73 ], [ 479, 96 ], [ 767, 114 ], [ 818, 113 ], [ 883, 92 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 554 702 Q 608 714 761 729 Q 774 728 784 742 Q 785 755 760 767 Q 718 792 633 766 Q 491 736 417 727 Q 372 724 326 717 C 296 713 303 686 331 674 Q 332 673 335 672 Q 351 663 375 670 Q 436 683 512 695 L 554 702 Z", "M 565 526 Q 575 581 583 624 Q 584 631 586 637 Q 596 656 587 668 Q 571 689 554 702 C 531 721 507 725 512 695 Q 518 667 513 514 C 512 484 560 496 565 526 Z", "M 700 376 Q 733 451 765 467 Q 784 486 769 507 Q 753 523 696 553 Q 677 562 653 554 Q 607 538 565 526 L 513 514 Q 509 514 505 513 Q 414 497 318 489 C 288 486 287 468 316 459 Q 343 447 382 458 Q 505 477 621 498 Q 652 505 664 492 Q 671 483 669 465 Q 659 422 646 384 C 637 356 687 349 700 376 Z", "M 554 322 Q 624 331 713 338 Q 726 339 727 349 Q 727 356 700 376 L 646 384 Q 643 385 641 384 Q 455 341 307 326 C 277 323 276 300 305 292 Q 318 286 337 289 Q 404 305 514 317 L 554 322 Z", "M 565 122 L 589 287 Q 588 290 587 290 Q 571 309 554 322 C 531 341 502 345 514 317 Q 517 310 520 303 Q 523 294 515 117 C 514 87 561 92 565 122 Z", "M 326 717 Q 283 742 264 744 Q 251 745 242 738 Q 232 731 246 714 Q 271 684 264 410 Q 261 199 227 108 Q 221 96 214 90 Q 193 72 205 53 Q 211 37 227 24 Q 242 11 261 25 Q 309 73 604 81 Q 785 85 849 76 Q 897 69 898 92 Q 898 107 862 129 Q 828 150 808 149 Q 774 148 565 122 L 515 117 Q 478 116 437 109 Q 311 88 302 102 Q 292 112 299 167 Q 302 195 305 263 Q 305 273 305 292 L 307 326 Q 310 375 316 459 L 318 489 Q 319 508 321 530 Q 325 638 331 674 C 334 704 335 712 326 717 Z" ] } 6 strokes 臣 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 335, 711 ], [ 362, 694 ], [ 686, 750 ], [ 735, 751 ], [ 772, 744 ] ], [ [ 519, 693 ], [ 545, 669 ], [ 552, 653 ], [ 542, 554 ], [ 529, 533 ], [ 517, 526 ] ], [ [ 327, 481 ], [ 336, 472 ], [ 370, 474 ], [ 511, 496 ], [ 638, 525 ], [ 675, 525 ], [ 689, 518 ], [ 715, 488 ], [ 683, 407 ], [ 654, 389 ] ], [ [ 312, 297 ], [ 330, 309 ], [ 638, 358 ], [ 690, 357 ], [ 718, 349 ] ], [ [ 521, 312 ], [ 548, 292 ], [ 554, 269 ], [ 542, 146 ], [ 520, 131 ] ], [ [ 253, 728 ], [ 288, 700 ], [ 295, 677 ], [ 288, 385 ], [ 264, 79 ], [ 304, 73 ], [ 479, 96 ], [ 767, 114 ], [ 818, 113 ], [ 883, 92 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 554 702 Q 608 714 761 729 Q 774 728 784 742 Q 785 755 760 767 Q 718 792 633 766 Q 491 736 417 727 Q 372 724 326 717 C 296 713 303 686 331 674 Q 332 673 335 672 Q 351 663 375 670 Q 436 683 512 695 L 554 702 Z", "M 565 526 Q 575 581 583 624 Q 584 631 586 637 Q 596 656 587 668 Q 571 689 554 702 C 531 721 507 725 512 695 Q 518 667 513 514 C 512 484 560 496 565 526 Z", "M 700 376 Q 733 451 765 467 Q 784 486 769 507 Q 753 523 696 553 Q 677 562 653 554 Q 607 538 565 526 L 513 514 Q 509 514 505 513 Q 414 497 318 489 C 288 486 287 468 316 459 Q 343 447 382 458 Q 505 477 621 498 Q 652 505 664 492 Q 671 483 669 465 Q 659 422 646 384 C 637 356 687 349 700 376 Z", "M 554 322 Q 624 331 713 338 Q 726 339 727 349 Q 727 356 700 376 L 646 384 Q 643 385 641 384 Q 455 341 307 326 C 277 323 276 300 305 292 Q 318 286 337 289 Q 404 305 514 317 L 554 322 Z", "M 565 122 L 589 287 Q 588 290 587 290 Q 571 309 554 322 C 531 341 502 345 514 317 Q 517 310 520 303 Q 523 294 515 117 C 514 87 561 92 565 122 Z", "M 326 717 Q 283 742 264 744 Q 251 745 242 738 Q 232 731 246 714 Q 271 684 264 410 Q 261 199 227 108 Q 221 96 214 90 Q 193 72 205 53 Q 211 37 227 24 Q 242 11 261 25 Q 309 73 604 81 Q 785 85 849 76 Q 897 69 898 92 Q 898 107 862 129 Q 828 150 808 149 Q 774 148 565 122 L 515 117 Q 478 116 437 109 Q 311 88 302 102 Q 292 112 299 167 Q 302 195 305 263 Q 305 273 305 292 L 307 326 Q 310 375 316 459 L 318 489 Q 319 508 321 530 Q 325 638 331 674 C 334 704 335 712 326 717 Z" ] } 6 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.