Read Edit View history Discussion 茵 yīn a cushion Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 因 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas yīn × 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 茵 Simp strokes 茵 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 茵 Simp strokes 茵 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 茵 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 146, 667 ], [ 216, 656 ], [ 760, 710 ], [ 876, 693 ] ], [ [ 322, 783 ], [ 374, 751 ], [ 400, 586 ] ], [ [ 599, 846 ], [ 637, 799 ], [ 553, 600 ] ], [ [ 231, 533 ], [ 268, 483 ], [ 272, 401 ], [ 238, -12 ] ], [ [ 287, 501 ], [ 660, 550 ], [ 721, 512 ], [ 726, -74 ] ], [ [ 320, 327 ], [ 639, 356 ] ], [ [ 452, 471 ], [ 487, 423 ], [ 447, 255 ], [ 394, 173 ], [ 309, 119 ] ], [ [ 479, 273 ], [ 601, 183 ], [ 633, 126 ] ], [ [ 263, 16 ], [ 597, 48 ], [ 678, 32 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M613,675C715,680 796,681 855,674C876,672 891,689 870,709C838,741 788,748 724,735C695,730 665,725 635,721C598,716 598,716 580,714C559,712 435,699 410,696C377,693 377,693 361,691C296,685 228,682 157,675C136,674 132,666 147,655C176,635 211,627 251,634C292,643 330,652 369,656C398,659 398,659 412,661C432,664 468,669 567,673C598,674 598,674 613,675Z", "M410,696C408,719 406,739 406,756C406,769 400,776 388,781C361,794 341,800 327,794C314,789 313,779 324,766C342,744 354,719 361,691C366,668 366,668 369,656C377,619 384,594 395,584C403,577 410,578 413,585C415,593 414,618 412,661C411,684 411,684 410,696Z", "M635,721C649,752 659,775 671,788C679,799 681,805 676,812C667,824 652,836 631,849C611,861 584,854 594,834C602,816 598,774 580,714C571,687 571,687 567,673C556,640 545,617 547,600C547,591 553,589 564,596C570,601 589,626 613,675C628,706 628,706 635,721Z", "M286,510C243,547 214,546 227,514C255,443 262,320 234,160C220,84 208,55 208,44C207,33 214,6 229,-11C236,-20 242,-21 250,-12C253,-7 258,-1 261,6C268,17 268,30 271,43C277,68 282,145 288,274C292,377 294,444 299,474C302,487 296,502 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467,265 473,260Z", "M261,6C280,6 398,20 675,20C681,20 684,33 680,38C622,105 639,68 271,43C258,43 248,6 261,6Z" ] } 9 strokes 茵 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 150, 666 ], [ 187, 657 ], [ 226, 656 ], [ 452, 686 ], [ 771, 710 ], [ 820, 706 ], [ 864, 689 ] ], [ [ 332, 779 ], [ 354, 769 ], [ 374, 748 ], [ 404, 589 ] ], [ [ 602, 841 ], [ 617, 832 ], [ 634, 801 ], [ 590, 673 ], [ 556, 599 ] ], [ [ 231, 527 ], [ 263, 493 ], [ 270, 465 ], [ 267, 238 ], [ 239, 44 ], [ 240, -8 ] ], [ [ 291, 505 ], [ 315, 493 ], [ 365, 497 ], [ 513, 518 ], [ 650, 548 ], [ 682, 541 ], [ 719, 509 ], [ 732, 41 ], [ 719, 2 ], [ 646, 20 ] ], [ [ 323, 324 ], [ 378, 320 ], [ 560, 356 ], [ 635, 356 ] ], [ [ 457, 463 ], [ 474, 447 ], [ 486, 421 ], [ 468, 322 ], [ 444, 246 ], [ 407, 187 ], [ 378, 157 ], [ 350, 136 ], [ 312, 119 ] ], [ [ 490, 272 ], [ 492, 258 ], [ 508, 254 ], [ 571, 210 ], [ 612, 173 ], [ 628, 145 ], [ 630, 127 ] ], [ [ 267, 11 ], [ 285, 26 ], [ 412, 37 ], [ 609, 50 ], [ 644, 48 ], [ 668, 39 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 613 675 Q 767 682 855 674 Q 871 671 878 682 Q 884 694 870 709 Q 821 755 724 735 Q 681 729 635 721 L 580 714 Q 499 707 410 696 L 361 691 Q 264 684 157 675 Q 126 672 147 655 Q 192 625 251 634 Q 312 649 369 656 L 412 662 Q 419 671 567 673 L 613 675 Z", "M 410 696 Q 407 730 406 756 Q 407 775 388 781 Q 349 802 327 794 Q 308 785 324 766 Q 351 732 361 691 L 369 656 Q 381 599 395 584 Q 408 574 413 585 Q 416 597 412 662 L 410 696 Z", "M 635 721 Q 657 766 671 788 Q 686 801 676 812 Q 664 830 631 849 Q 615 859 597 851 Q 587 845 594 834 Q 603 804 580 714 L 567 673 Q 545 625 547 600 Q 548 585 564 596 Q 573 603 613 675 L 635 721 Z", "M 286 510 Q 264 529 239 537 Q 229 538 223 531 Q 220 525 227 514 Q 270 400 234 160 Q 207 46 208 44 Q 208 41 209 36 Q 216 2 229 -11 Q 239 -26 250 -12 Q 256 -5 261 6 L 271 43 Q 278 80 288 274 Q 292 428 299 474 C 302 498 302 498 286 510 Z", "M 637 24 Q 676 -21 701 -62 Q 711 -81 724 -81 Q 742 -80 758 -42 Q 777 1 772 52 Q 759 188 748 442 Q 747 476 765 502 Q 775 517 765 528 Q 743 550 684 576 Q 663 586 646 575 Q 573 545 458 527 Q 335 509 286 510 C 256 509 269 472 299 474 Q 326 471 605 520 Q 648 527 670 510 Q 710 465 693 53 Q 689 37 676 38 C 658 14 622 42 637 24 Z", "M 492 322 Q 540 334 629 344 Q 638 343 645 354 Q 646 364 627 372 Q 600 391 502 361 L 448 349 Q 421 346 327 333 Q 303 329 322 315 Q 349 296 387 302 Q 411 308 441 312 L 492 322 Z", "M 502 361 Q 505 376 509 392 Q 516 408 518 419 Q 527 435 509 447 Q 470 475 457 475 Q 439 474 450 453 Q 460 423 448 349 L 441 312 Q 417 203 323 134 Q 308 125 305 120 Q 302 114 313 113 Q 343 110 396 149 Q 445 188 473 260 L 481 282 Q 485 301 492 322 L 502 361 Z", "M 473 260 Q 624 124 627 122 Q 634 121 641 130 Q 651 143 639 180 Q 624 226 481 282 C 453 293 451 280 473 260 Z", "M 261 6 Q 265 6 273 6 Q 391 24 637 24 C 667 24 685 24 676 38 Q 673 48 649 67 Q 633 79 599 74 Q 418 49 271 43 C 241 42 231 6 261 6 Z" ] } 9 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle 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