Read Edit View history 臼 jiù mortar Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a mortar, a hollow vessel used to crush ingredients. Pinyin Separate values with commas jiù × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 臼 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 418, 773 ], [ 436, 757 ], [ 450, 723 ], [ 401, 661 ], [ 267, 531 ], [ 254, 509 ] ], [ [ 165, 539 ], [ 206, 505 ], [ 223, 479 ], [ 247, 347 ], [ 274, 137 ], [ 296, 73 ] ], [ [ 281, 337 ], [ 298, 325 ], [ 410, 347 ], [ 460, 346 ] ], [ [ 566, 562 ], [ 619, 553 ], [ 791, 577 ], [ 810, 571 ], [ 830, 555 ], [ 849, 525 ], [ 788, 216 ], [ 772, 149 ], [ 744, 101 ], [ 737, 44 ] ], [ [ 575, 357 ], [ 640, 348 ], [ 760, 364 ], [ 778, 349 ] ], [ [ 317, 130 ], [ 335, 114 ], [ 589, 140 ], [ 692, 143 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 256 504 Q 277 519 452 664 Q 474 686 505 700 Q 532 713 517 736 Q 498 757 465 774 Q 434 790 418 785 Q 402 782 408 766 Q 415 723 332 626 Q 289 575 243 520 C 224 497 232 486 256 504 Z", "M 309 136 Q 305 157 279 307 L 274 342 Q 264 421 260 488 Q 260 497 256 504 L 243 520 Q 207 544 170 552 Q 161 555 155 548 Q 146 541 158 527 Q 225 422 236 171 Q 240 96 287 61 Q 288 61 291 59 Q 313 53 314 92 Q 314 93 313 95 L 309 136 Z", "M 279 307 Q 309 298 351 309 Q 396 318 443 327 Q 464 331 467 335 Q 476 344 471 352 Q 464 364 434 371 Q 407 377 326 351 Q 299 347 274 342 C 245 336 250 315 279 307 Z", "M 684 114 Q 700 89 719 39 Q 729 17 750 30 Q 792 49 822 223 Q 867 470 890 508 Q 906 532 887 548 Q 821 614 772 598 Q 670 577 566 574 Q 556 574 554 562 Q 554 550 572 540 Q 602 525 643 533 Q 772 564 794 549 Q 807 540 805 507 Q 798 446 787 381 L 780 342 Q 761 251 736 154 Q 732 138 701 145 C 671 146 669 140 684 114 Z", "M 787 381 Q 766 396 679 375 Q 624 368 583 367 Q 547 363 572 345 Q 614 321 665 329 Q 719 335 775 342 Q 776 343 780 342 C 810 343 814 368 787 381 Z", "M 701 145 Q 662 184 574 164 Q 429 143 309 136 C 279 134 284 101 313 95 Q 326 91 343 92 Q 452 110 684 114 C 714 115 724 126 701 145 Z" ] } 6 strokes 臼 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 418, 773 ], [ 436, 757 ], [ 450, 723 ], [ 401, 661 ], [ 267, 531 ], [ 254, 509 ] ], [ [ 165, 539 ], [ 206, 505 ], [ 223, 479 ], [ 247, 347 ], [ 274, 137 ], [ 296, 73 ] ], [ [ 281, 337 ], [ 298, 325 ], [ 410, 347 ], [ 460, 346 ] ], [ [ 566, 562 ], [ 619, 553 ], [ 791, 577 ], [ 810, 571 ], [ 830, 555 ], [ 849, 525 ], [ 788, 216 ], [ 772, 149 ], [ 744, 101 ], [ 737, 44 ] ], [ [ 575, 357 ], [ 640, 348 ], [ 760, 364 ], [ 778, 349 ] ], [ [ 317, 130 ], [ 335, 114 ], [ 589, 140 ], [ 692, 143 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 256 504 Q 277 519 452 664 Q 474 686 505 700 Q 532 713 517 736 Q 498 757 465 774 Q 434 790 418 785 Q 402 782 408 766 Q 415 723 332 626 Q 289 575 243 520 C 224 497 232 486 256 504 Z", "M 309 136 Q 305 157 279 307 L 274 342 Q 264 421 260 488 Q 260 497 256 504 L 243 520 Q 207 544 170 552 Q 161 555 155 548 Q 146 541 158 527 Q 225 422 236 171 Q 240 96 287 61 Q 288 61 291 59 Q 313 53 314 92 Q 314 93 313 95 L 309 136 Z", "M 279 307 Q 309 298 351 309 Q 396 318 443 327 Q 464 331 467 335 Q 476 344 471 352 Q 464 364 434 371 Q 407 377 326 351 Q 299 347 274 342 C 245 336 250 315 279 307 Z", "M 684 114 Q 700 89 719 39 Q 729 17 750 30 Q 792 49 822 223 Q 867 470 890 508 Q 906 532 887 548 Q 821 614 772 598 Q 670 577 566 574 Q 556 574 554 562 Q 554 550 572 540 Q 602 525 643 533 Q 772 564 794 549 Q 807 540 805 507 Q 798 446 787 381 L 780 342 Q 761 251 736 154 Q 732 138 701 145 C 671 146 669 140 684 114 Z", "M 787 381 Q 766 396 679 375 Q 624 368 583 367 Q 547 363 572 345 Q 614 321 665 329 Q 719 335 775 342 Q 776 343 780 342 C 810 343 814 368 787 381 Z", "M 701 145 Q 662 184 574 164 Q 429 143 309 136 C 279 134 284 101 313 95 Q 326 91 343 92 Q 452 110 684 114 C 714 115 724 126 701 145 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.