Read Edit View history 芋 yù taro Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 于 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas yù ×yú ×xū × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 艹 is a component form of 艸. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 芋 Simp strokes 芋 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 芋 Simp strokes 芋 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 芋 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 212, 669 ], [ 727, 719 ], [ 839, 708 ] ], [ [ 348, 798 ], [ 398, 765 ], [ 434, 583 ] ], [ [ 610, 846 ], [ 652, 802 ], [ 586, 595 ] ], [ [ 315, 505 ], [ 399, 499 ], [ 710, 546 ] ], [ [ 119, 320 ], [ 187, 308 ], [ 818, 376 ], [ 919, 361 ] ], [ [ 484, 485 ], [ 517, 462 ], [ 529, 377 ], [ 525, 58 ], [ 473, -7 ], [ 370, 72 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M642,686C700,690 760,693 823,689C833,689 840,691 843,697C846,704 844,714 835,722C815,741 787,748 752,748C732,747 693,740 660,734C623,727 623,727 604,724C550,715 493,709 435,701C405,697 405,697 390,695C336,688 280,684 223,677C204,675 200,669 214,659C238,643 276,638 327,647C350,652 373,658 397,661C424,665 424,665 438,667C483,674 526,679 595,683C626,685 626,685 642,686Z", "M435,701C432,727 429,750 429,770C428,783 423,790 411,794C382,805 362,811 352,806C340,801 341,792 350,779C369,754 383,726 390,695C395,672 395,672 397,661C406,618 412,590 424,579C432,572 438,573 441,580C442,585 442,614 438,667C436,690 436,690 435,701Z", "M660,734C660,735 660,736 661,736C667,753 674,773 687,793C694,805 696,811 690,818C680,829 665,840 642,851C631,857 619,858 608,851C600,847 602,842 607,833C615,818 616,780 604,724C598,697 598,697 595,683C585,641 576,612 578,595C578,587 585,585 595,593C603,601 621,631 642,686C654,718 654,718 660,734Z", "M519,495C559,502 601,508 646,515C682,521 703,529 709,533C715,539 716,543 714,548C709,557 698,564 680,569C662,574 623,564 561,549C467,527 388,520 327,515C302,514 299,507 316,494C334,481 356,475 385,475C398,476 452,485 476,488C505,493 505,493 519,495Z", "M558,335C586,337 698,339 895,339C909,339 918,342 922,348C926,357 923,367 911,376C871,407 834,417 799,410C735,398 654,385 555,373C521,369 521,369 504,367C388,354 262,341 126,328C111,327 108,320 120,307C141,285 167,277 196,283C308,311 411,327 507,332C541,334 541,334 558,335Z", "M555,373C549,442 554,464 543,478C538,484 531,489 519,495C506,500 471,501 476,488C486,470 498,430 504,367C506,344 506,344 507,332C519,193 507,101 486,57C485,57 484,56 484,54C482,50 479,46 475,45C463,44 429,57 373,78C367,81 362,79 362,77C360,75 362,70 368,64C410,21 442,-15 464,-46C470,-55 477,-60 483,-60C491,-59 501,-52 515,-40C544,-11 560,30 564,85C565,113 568,197 558,335C556,360 556,360 555,373Z" ] } 6 strokes 芋 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 217, 669 ], [ 257, 662 ], [ 315, 666 ], [ 477, 691 ], [ 751, 720 ], [ 809, 713 ], [ 832, 703 ] ], [ [ 359, 792 ], [ 397, 765 ], [ 433, 583 ] ], [ [ 614, 842 ], [ 638, 823 ], [ 650, 802 ], [ 619, 683 ], [ 587, 596 ] ], [ [ 318, 506 ], [ 341, 498 ], [ 397, 498 ], [ 618, 538 ], [ 701, 544 ] ], [ [ 123, 317 ], [ 185, 307 ], [ 439, 344 ], [ 820, 376 ], [ 909, 356 ] ], [ [ 484, 487 ], [ 516, 463 ], [ 533, 339 ], [ 537, 176 ], [ 533, 103 ], [ 522, 46 ], [ 507, 18 ], [ 488, 0 ], [ 368, 72 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 642 686 Q 729 695 823 689 Q 838 688 843 697 Q 847 707 835 722 Q 787 762 687 739 Q 672 738 660 734 L 604 724 Q 523 714 435 701 L 390 695 Q 309 688 223 677 Q 195 674 214 659 Q 251 635 327 647 Q 361 656 397 661 L 438 668 Q 459 674 595 683 L 642 686 Z", "M 435 701 Q 431 740 429 770 Q 430 789 411 794 Q 369 812 352 806 Q 336 797 350 779 Q 378 740 390 695 L 397 661 Q 407 595 424 579 Q 437 569 441 580 Q 442 587 438 668 L 435 701 Z", "M 660 734 Q 660 735 661 736 Q 670 761 687 793 Q 700 808 690 818 Q 677 834 642 851 Q 626 860 608 851 Q 598 844 607 833 Q 617 809 604 724 L 595 683 Q 576 620 578 595 Q 579 582 595 593 Q 607 605 642 686 L 660 734 Z", "M 519 495 Q 579 505 646 515 Q 701 525 709 533 Q 719 540 714 548 Q 708 561 680 569 Q 653 576 561 549 Q 420 521 327 515 Q 291 511 316 494 Q 350 467 410 478 Q 441 484 476 488 L 519 495 Z", "M 558 335 Q 600 338 895 339 Q 917 338 922 348 Q 929 361 911 376 Q 851 422 799 410 Q 703 394 555 373 L 504 367 Q 330 348 126 328 Q 104 327 120 307 Q 153 274 196 283 Q 364 325 508 332 L 558 335 Z", "M 555 373 Q 546 476 543 480 Q 537 486 519 495 C 493 510 464 516 476 488 Q 492 461 504 367 L 508 332 Q 517 122 486 57 Q 485 57 484 54 Q 481 47 475 45 Q 457 44 373 78 Q 364 79 362 77 Q 361 73 368 64 Q 432 0 464 -46 Q 474 -61 483 -60 Q 495 -59 515 -40 Q 560 2 564 85 Q 567 127 558 335 L 555 373 Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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