Read Edit View history Discussion 英 yīng HSK2 flower Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 央 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas yīng × 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 英 Simp strokes 英 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 英 Simp strokes 英 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 英 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 216, 665 ], [ 236, 660 ], [ 324, 664 ], [ 439, 685 ], [ 727, 722 ], [ 770, 723 ], [ 826, 707 ] ], [ [ 352, 783 ], [ 393, 755 ], [ 424, 585 ] ], [ [ 614, 842 ], [ 631, 833 ], [ 652, 801 ], [ 620, 686 ], [ 583, 587 ] ], [ [ 275, 475 ], [ 317, 439 ], [ 344, 309 ], [ 358, 303 ] ], [ [ 346, 463 ], [ 370, 451 ], [ 526, 472 ], [ 651, 499 ], [ 693, 495 ], [ 726, 460 ], [ 689, 360 ], [ 671, 342 ], [ 657, 339 ] ], [ [ 107, 257 ], [ 160, 247 ], [ 432, 285 ], [ 819, 319 ], [ 871, 318 ], [ 930, 300 ] ], [ [ 465, 579 ], [ 512, 534 ], [ 485, 264 ], [ 455, 172 ], [ 405, 104 ], [ 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Z" ] } 8 strokes 英 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 328, 774 ], [ 379, 741 ], [ 408, 578 ] ], [ [ 181, 646 ], [ 262, 631 ], [ 472, 678 ] ], [ [ 541, 692 ], [ 756, 705 ], [ 832, 690 ] ], [ [ 562, 842 ], [ 606, 798 ], [ 539, 600 ] ], [ [ 267, 479 ], [ 317, 442 ], [ 354, 286 ] ], [ [ 338, 460 ], [ 689, 498 ], [ 733, 453 ], [ 661, 322 ] ], [ [ 105, 258 ], [ 184, 250 ], [ 804, 320 ], [ 940, 303 ] ], [ [ 458, 581 ], [ 516, 530 ], [ 453, 181 ], [ 360, 61 ], [ 204, -16 ] ], [ [ 570, 212 ], [ 724, 103 ], [ 776, 15 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M393,588C386,599 381,615 376,637C369,661 369,661 366,673C360,700 348,729 330,753C319,767 318,772 324,778C330,783 335,784 348,783C359,783 398,778 409,761C411,757 411,737 414,680C415,659 415,659 415,648C416,637 418,615 419,598C420,562 405,567 393,588Z", "M239,600C225,599 209,614 186,632C167,646 175,656 192,657C218,659 242,655 266,658C291,661 331,668 366,673C398,678 398,678 414,680C434,684 463,687 468,686C478,685 481,676 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459,282 457,272Z", "M600,169C628,147 738,40 760,19C801,-19 808,61 769,106C727,154 666,188 610,208C527,237 574,189 600,169Z" ] } 9 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.