Read Edit View history 芹 qín celery Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 斤 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas qín × 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 芹 Simp strokes 芹 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 芹 Simp strokes 芹 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 芹 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 145, 677 ], [ 193, 666 ], [ 756, 729 ], [ 875, 714 ] ], [ [ 337, 794 ], [ 386, 767 ], [ 415, 614 ] ], [ [ 604, 851 ], [ 642, 806 ], [ 572, 642 ] ], [ [ 597, 620 ], [ 627, 565 ], [ 359, 492 ] ], [ [ 281, 523 ], [ 324, 479 ], [ 289, 240 ], [ 234, 130 ], [ 132, 45 ] ], [ [ 341, 377 ], [ 796, 429 ], [ 880, 415 ] ], [ [ 545, 383 ], [ 591, 349 ], [ 584, -74 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M624,698C673,702 732,702 797,699C846,698 874,701 878,707C882,714 878,723 868,731C831,759 793,764 752,755C719,749 682,744 643,738C608,733 608,733 590,731C531,724 475,717 421,711C390,708 390,708 375,706C302,699 226,692 148,684C135,683 132,679 142,667C150,659 160,650 172,646C184,642 195,643 206,645C261,660 336,671 382,676C409,679 409,679 423,681C448,685 546,693 580,695C609,697 609,697 624,698Z", "M421,711C419,734 417,753 417,770C417,783 411,790 399,794C373,805 354,811 340,805C329,801 327,791 338,778C355,758 367,734 375,706C380,686 380,686 382,676C385,665 386,656 389,644C392,632 398,620 408,611C416,604 422,605 425,612C427,620 426,641 423,681C422,701 422,701 421,711Z", "M643,738C667,790 692,799 679,818C671,830 656,840 635,853C623,860 614,861 603,855C596,852 596,847 600,838C606,825 605,788 590,731C583,707 583,707 580,695C573,671 565,656 567,639C567,632 573,630 583,636C593,643 606,662 624,698C637,725 637,725 643,738Z", "M359,482C411,489 603,537 659,545C682,549 698,563 687,577C673,595 625,621 604,625C591,628 584,617 583,610C574,579 504,549 354,500C348,498 353,481 359,482Z", "M344,386C347,417 353,469 359,482C361,488 359,496 354,500C351,503 348,505 345,507C314,524 294,532 284,531C271,531 270,523 279,506C298,468 297,390 274,273C268,245 256,216 241,183C224,149 192,108 141,62C131,54 124,49 123,44C120,40 124,37 132,37C156,37 190,56 232,96C271,135 300,192 321,266C331,301 336,330 341,362C343,378 343,378 344,386Z", "M600,385C656,393 742,397 860,397C872,397 879,401 883,406C886,413 883,422 872,430C838,455 809,464 785,458C737,448 590,424 344,386C336,385 335,367 341,362C357,348 381,343 411,351C450,362 492,371 540,377C580,382 580,382 600,385Z", "M562,-39C564,-55 569,-67 574,-73C577,-77 582,-80 587,-78C605,-67 616,-10 615,88C613,179 615,265 627,347C630,370 616,376 600,385C583,395 530,394 540,377C549,361 556,343 557,326C559,264 559,183 559,84C558,24 558,-17 562,-39Z" ] } 7 strokes 芹 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 145, 675 ], [ 197, 667 ], [ 461, 705 ], [ 777, 731 ], [ 824, 727 ], [ 871, 713 ] ], [ [ 347, 791 ], [ 387, 762 ], [ 416, 615 ] ], [ [ 608, 845 ], [ 622, 837 ], [ 639, 802 ], [ 575, 639 ] ], [ [ 675, 561 ], [ 614, 581 ], [ 510, 534 ], [ 395, 504 ], [ 386, 496 ], [ 370, 498 ], [ 368, 489 ] ], [ [ 285, 518 ], [ 300, 508 ], [ 322, 478 ], [ 312, 338 ], [ 293, 250 ], [ 271, 192 ], [ 230, 124 ], [ 185, 79 ], [ 130, 44 ] ], [ [ 352, 367 ], [ 523, 396 ], [ 782, 427 ], [ 822, 426 ], [ 871, 412 ] ], [ [ 548, 377 ], [ 591, 345 ], [ 583, -69 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 625 700 Q 701 704 797 701 Q 872 698 878 707 Q 884 717 868 731 Q 814 771 752 755 Q 703 749 644 738 L 590 731 Q 547 727 499 720 Q 460 716 421 711 L 375 706 Q 266 696 148 684 Q 129 683 142 667 Q 155 654 172 648 Q 191 642 206 647 Q 290 668 382 680 L 423 685 Q 489 697 580 698 L 625 700 Z", "M 421 711 Q 418 744 417 770 Q 418 789 399 794 Q 362 812 340 805 Q 324 798 338 778 Q 365 748 375 706 L 382 680 Q 386 662 389 644 Q 395 625 408 611 Q 421 601 425 612 Q 428 624 423 685 L 421 711 Z", "M 644 738 Q 645 750 674 794 Q 689 807 679 818 Q 669 834 635 853 Q 620 863 603 855 Q 593 849 600 838 Q 609 816 590 731 L 580 698 Q 565 662 567 639 Q 568 626 583 636 Q 598 646 625 700 L 644 738 Z", "M 359 482 Q 504 506 581 535 Q 626 547 663 549 Q 679 548 684 555 Q 688 565 679 577 Q 628 625 594 625 Q 587 622 585 612 Q 579 573 354 500 C 325 491 329 477 359 482 Z", "M 344 386 Q 347 414 351 446 Q 357 480 359 482 C 362 494 362 494 354 500 Q 350 504 345 507 Q 299 532 284 531 Q 265 530 279 506 Q 307 448 274 273 Q 264 231 241 183 Q 217 131 141 62 Q 126 50 123 44 Q 120 37 132 37 Q 168 37 232 96 Q 310 174 338 343 Q 339 353 341 362 L 344 386 Z", "M 600 385 Q 684 397 860 397 Q 879 397 883 406 Q 889 416 872 430 Q 821 466 785 458 Q 713 443 344 386 C 314 381 315 378 341 362 Q 366 341 411 351 Q 469 369 540 377 L 600 385 Z", "M 562 -39 Q 568 -64 574 -73 Q 580 -80 587 -78 Q 614 -60 615 88 Q 609 224 627 347 Q 631 365 617 374 Q 607 381 600 385 C 575 401 525 403 540 377 Q 539 377 540 376 Q 556 355 557 326 Q 560 232 559 84 Q 559 -7 562 -39 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle 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