Read Edit View history Discussion 芽 yá HSK7 bud Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 牙 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas yá × 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 芽 Simp strokes 芽 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 芽 Simp strokes 芽 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 芽 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 197, 683 ], [ 293, 675 ], [ 745, 729 ], [ 847, 712 ] ], [ [ 333, 796 ], [ 388, 762 ], [ 413, 610 ] ], [ [ 615, 851 ], [ 653, 804 ], [ 578, 613 ] ], [ [ 371, 532 ], [ 722, 566 ] ], [ [ 288, 516 ], [ 326, 466 ], [ 292, 351 ], [ 308, 323 ], [ 627, 394 ], [ 757, 402 ], [ 834, 383 ] ], [ [ 531, 507 ], [ 561, 485 ], [ 552, 9 ], [ 528, -34 ], [ 409, 16 ] ], [ [ 517, 349 ], [ 373, 170 ], [ 164, 40 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M634,694C669,696 770,702 829,695C839,694 846,697 850,703C854,711 851,721 842,730C809,761 765,766 709,752C691,748 673,746 657,743C618,737 618,737 599,734C543,726 484,718 422,711C390,708 390,708 374,706C320,701 264,696 208,690C188,688 184,681 199,671C232,650 270,646 310,655C334,661 357,667 382,670C410,674 410,674 424,676C445,680 565,692 587,692C618,693 618,693 634,694Z", "M422,711C420,732 418,751 419,768C419,781 412,787 400,793C374,806 354,812 339,805C326,800 325,790 336,777C353,757 367,734 374,706C379,682 379,682 382,670C388,640 395,619 407,608C415,601 422,602 425,609C428,619 426,642 424,676C423,699 423,699 422,711Z", "M657,743C657,744 657,744 658,744C665,759 672,778 687,796C695,807 698,813 692,821C683,832 668,844 647,857C636,864 624,865 613,859C606,856 606,851 610,842C617,825 614,788 599,734C591,706 591,706 587,692C575,653 565,629 567,616C567,606 573,605 584,612C592,618 610,645 634,694C649,727 649,727 657,743Z", "M583,524C671,538 716,550 721,553C727,558 729,563 726,568C721,576 710,584 692,589C673,595 654,593 634,586C599,576 567,565 528,558C480,550 428,547 383,543C358,542 354,533 372,521C395,506 438,504 500,512C506,513 512,513 519,514C562,521 562,521 583,524Z", "M581,365C645,374 718,375 800,368C816,367 828,366 835,371C840,376 840,383 836,391C831,400 815,413 788,428C772,437 738,434 685,425C668,423 634,420 583,411C545,404 545,404 526,401C467,391 409,382 352,364C340,361 335,360 332,363C329,366 329,371 331,377C341,418 349,444 355,454C360,465 359,473 352,481C339,497 324,511 305,520C296,525 288,525 282,519C277,516 278,508 284,496C293,476 298,453 293,426C285,393 271,372 257,357C247,348 245,338 248,330C252,316 261,302 273,290C281,282 291,283 304,291C344,319 405,341 488,352C550,361 550,361 581,365Z", "M526,313C526,231 526,149 526,67C526,43 524,24 515,15C507,9 491,11 471,15C454,19 436,22 416,25C408,27 404,24 405,20C405,16 409,10 417,4C463,-27 501,-55 531,-80C539,-86 549,-84 557,-72C582,-32 590,12 588,60C580,198 578,300 581,365C582,396 582,396 583,411C584,436 583,460 588,483C591,502 591,516 583,524C570,541 515,535 519,514C523,502 526,465 526,401C526,342 526,342 526,313Z", "M488,352C452,260 343,159 163,48C150,41 149,35 161,33C184,31 231,46 296,83C347,113 395,156 443,206C451,216 478,252 526,313C555,350 506,396 488,352Z" ] } 7 strokes 芽 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 201, 682 ], [ 224, 675 ], [ 286, 674 ], [ 447, 699 ], [ 755, 729 ], [ 801, 725 ], [ 837, 710 ] ], [ [ 344, 790 ], [ 367, 780 ], [ 387, 761 ], [ 416, 613 ] ], [ [ 618, 849 ], [ 633, 840 ], [ 651, 808 ], [ 576, 615 ] ], [ [ 375, 533 ], [ 400, 527 ], [ 488, 530 ], [ 670, 567 ], [ 714, 564 ] ], [ [ 291, 512 ], [ 312, 490 ], [ 325, 464 ], [ 298, 337 ], [ 331, 335 ], [ 464, 370 ], [ 635, 395 ], [ 762, 402 ], [ 826, 380 ] ], [ [ 521, 550 ], [ 556, 497 ], [ 555, 24 ], [ 543, -12 ], [ 531, -25 ], [ 497, -17 ], [ 412, 19 ] ], [ [ 521, 350 ], [ 464, 266 ], [ 374, 170 ], [ 256, 84 ], [ 165, 40 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 634 694 Q 728 701 829 695 Q 845 694 850 703 Q 856 715 842 730 Q 793 775 709 752 Q 682 749 657 743 L 599 734 Q 515 724 422 711 L 374 706 Q 293 699 208 690 Q 178 687 199 671 Q 250 641 310 655 Q 346 664 382 670 L 424 676 Q 455 686 587 692 L 634 694 Z", "M 422 711 Q 419 742 419 768 Q 420 787 400 793 Q 363 814 339 805 Q 320 796 336 777 Q 363 747 374 706 L 382 670 Q 391 624 407 608 Q 420 598 425 609 Q 429 624 424 676 L 422 711 Z", "M 657 743 Q 657 744 658 744 Q 668 766 687 796 Q 702 809 692 821 Q 680 837 647 857 Q 631 867 613 859 Q 603 853 610 842 Q 619 815 599 734 L 587 692 Q 565 635 567 616 Q 568 601 584 612 Q 596 621 634 694 L 657 743 Z", "M 583 524 Q 715 548 721 553 Q 731 560 726 568 Q 720 580 692 589 Q 664 596 634 586 Q 582 571 528 558 L 513 556 Q 452 547 383 543 Q 347 539 372 521 Q 408 499 500 512 Q 509 513 519 514 L 583 524 Z", "M 581 365 Q 678 375 800 368 Q 825 364 835 371 Q 842 378 836 391 Q 829 404 788 428 Q 764 441 685 425 Q 660 424 583 411 L 526 401 Q 438 388 352 364 Q 336 357 332 363 Q 328 367 331 377 Q 347 438 355 454 Q 364 469 352 481 Q 334 506 305 520 Q 292 526 282 519 Q 276 513 284 496 Q 299 466 293 426 Q 280 377 257 357 Q 244 342 248 330 Q 255 308 273 290 Q 285 278 304 291 Q 365 333 488 352 L 581 365 Z", "M 526 313 Q 526 213 526 67 Q 526 30 515 15 Q 502 8 471 15 Q 446 19 416 25 Q 404 26 405 20 Q 406 13 417 4 Q 487 -42 531 -80 Q 544 -89 557 -72 Q 594 -12 588 60 Q 579 267 581 365 L 583 411 Q 583 448 588 483 Q 594 510 588 520 Q 587 523 583 524 L 528 558 Q 516 559 513 556 C 512 556 514 544 519 514 Q 525 496 526 401 L 526 313 Z", "M 488 352 Q 434 214 163 48 Q 144 36 161 33 Q 197 30 296 83 Q 371 131 443 206 Q 455 221 526 313 C 564 362 509 401 488 352 Z" ] } 7 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 + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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