Read Edit View history 艮 gěngèn blunt Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a person looking backwards. Based on the original meaning "look backwards". The modern meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas gěn ×gèn ×hén × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts an eye. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 艮 Simp strokes 艮 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Horizontally flipped version of 人, depicts a person looking backwards. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 艮 Simp strokes 艮 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 艮 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 343, 702 ], [ 365, 693 ], [ 569, 744 ], [ 586, 745 ], [ 618, 735 ], [ 640, 702 ], [ 600, 532 ], [ 584, 493 ], [ 554, 510 ] ], [ [ 357, 570 ], [ 487, 601 ], [ 540, 603 ] ], [ [ 358, 435 ], [ 372, 456 ], [ 480, 483 ], [ 525, 490 ], [ 545, 475 ] ], [ [ 278, 716 ], [ 304, 695 ], [ 318, 671 ], [ 325, 600 ], [ 331, 421 ], [ 317, 148 ], [ 321, 116 ], [ 370, 129 ], [ 501, 213 ] ], [ [ 668, 448 ], [ 684, 411 ], [ 563, 314 ], [ 550, 316 ] ], [ [ 361, 427 ], [ 389, 424 ], [ 402, 414 ], [ 579, 249 ], [ 671, 176 ], [ 727, 140 ], [ 807, 132 ], [ 923, 131 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 555 471 Q 568 455 581 449 Q 591 442 607 463 Q 623 491 654 638 Q 661 669 686 696 Q 699 709 687 724 Q 671 740 626 767 Q 602 777 532 753 Q 528 753 422 726 Q 374 713 336 705 C 307 699 328 663 357 672 Q 429 696 554 720 Q 579 726 589 717 Q 602 701 600 684 Q 578 546 566 525 Q 562 512 546 510 L 546 509 C 528 499 534 493 555 471 Z", "M 351 563 Q 385 554 478 575 Q 499 579 523 585 Q 545 591 548 594 Q 555 601 551 609 Q 544 619 517 625 Q 489 629 463 618 Q 438 609 411 602 Q 383 595 350 590 C 320 585 322 569 351 563 Z", "M 394 443 Q 451 458 555 471 C 585 475 574 497 546 509 L 545 510 Q 529 517 498 509 Q 419 485 353 471 C 294 458 335 428 394 443 Z", "M 336 705 Q 317 720 299 727 Q 280 734 270 728 Q 258 721 269 705 Q 329 588 296 205 Q 295 153 252 98 Q 239 82 248 58 Q 258 30 273 17 Q 286 8 300 27 Q 318 58 482 186 Q 503 199 508 210 Q 512 220 502 220 Q 490 220 363 155 Q 347 148 347 162 Q 353 307 353 428 L 353 471 Q 352 519 351 563 L 350 590 Q 347 662 357 672 C 361 688 361 688 336 705 Z", "M 560 299 Q 663 363 716 385 Q 735 388 732 400 Q 728 416 710 438 Q 692 459 670 463 Q 654 464 653 445 Q 654 430 643 415 Q 607 375 541 313 C 519 292 534 283 560 299 Z", "M 541 313 Q 436 400 394 443 C 373 464 327 443 353 428 Q 387 410 414 380 Q 568 217 690 106 Q 712 84 745 89 Q 863 104 907 116 Q 926 120 933 130 Q 937 139 924 141 Q 734 180 679 216 Q 676 219 674 219 Q 623 250 560 299 L 541 313 Z" ] } 6 strokes 艮 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 343, 702 ], [ 365, 693 ], [ 569, 744 ], [ 586, 745 ], [ 618, 735 ], [ 640, 702 ], [ 600, 532 ], [ 584, 493 ], [ 554, 510 ] ], [ [ 357, 570 ], [ 487, 601 ], [ 540, 603 ] ], [ [ 358, 435 ], [ 372, 456 ], [ 480, 483 ], [ 525, 490 ], [ 545, 475 ] ], [ [ 278, 716 ], [ 304, 695 ], [ 318, 671 ], [ 325, 600 ], [ 331, 421 ], [ 317, 148 ], [ 321, 116 ], [ 370, 129 ], [ 501, 213 ] ], [ [ 668, 448 ], [ 684, 411 ], [ 563, 314 ], [ 550, 316 ] ], [ [ 361, 427 ], [ 389, 424 ], [ 402, 414 ], [ 579, 249 ], [ 671, 176 ], [ 727, 140 ], [ 807, 132 ], [ 923, 131 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 555 471 Q 568 455 581 449 Q 591 442 607 463 Q 623 491 654 638 Q 661 669 686 696 Q 699 709 687 724 Q 671 740 626 767 Q 602 777 532 753 Q 528 753 422 726 Q 374 713 336 705 C 307 699 328 663 357 672 Q 429 696 554 720 Q 579 726 589 717 Q 602 701 600 684 Q 578 546 566 525 Q 562 512 546 510 L 546 509 C 528 499 534 493 555 471 Z", "M 351 563 Q 385 554 478 575 Q 499 579 523 585 Q 545 591 548 594 Q 555 601 551 609 Q 544 619 517 625 Q 489 629 463 618 Q 438 609 411 602 Q 383 595 350 590 C 320 585 322 569 351 563 Z", "M 394 443 Q 451 458 555 471 C 585 475 574 497 546 509 L 545 510 Q 529 517 498 509 Q 419 485 353 471 C 294 458 335 428 394 443 Z", "M 336 705 Q 317 720 299 727 Q 280 734 270 728 Q 258 721 269 705 Q 329 588 296 205 Q 295 153 252 98 Q 239 82 248 58 Q 258 30 273 17 Q 286 8 300 27 Q 318 58 482 186 Q 503 199 508 210 Q 512 220 502 220 Q 490 220 363 155 Q 347 148 347 162 Q 353 307 353 428 L 353 471 Q 352 519 351 563 L 350 590 Q 347 662 357 672 C 361 688 361 688 336 705 Z", "M 560 299 Q 663 363 716 385 Q 735 388 732 400 Q 728 416 710 438 Q 692 459 670 463 Q 654 464 653 445 Q 654 430 643 415 Q 607 375 541 313 C 519 292 534 283 560 299 Z", "M 541 313 Q 436 400 394 443 C 373 464 327 443 353 428 Q 387 410 414 380 Q 568 217 690 106 Q 712 84 745 89 Q 863 104 907 116 Q 926 120 933 130 Q 937 139 924 141 Q 734 180 679 216 Q 676 219 674 219 Q 623 250 560 299 L 541 313 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.