Read Edit View history Discussion 莠 yǒu weeds Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 秀 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas yǒu ×xiù × 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 莠 Simp strokes 莠 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 莠 Simp strokes 莠 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 莠 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 197, 700 ], [ 274, 692 ], [ 717, 743 ], [ 815, 728 ] ], [ [ 339, 812 ], [ 388, 776 ], [ 414, 644 ] ], [ [ 592, 853 ], [ 628, 808 ], [ 574, 671 ] ], [ [ 527, 669 ], [ 548, 624 ], [ 313, 561 ] ], [ [ 223, 475 ], [ 677, 517 ], [ 775, 509 ] ], [ [ 467, 578 ], [ 499, 551 ], [ 495, 342 ] ], [ [ 463, 487 ], [ 355, 365 ], [ 147, 265 ] ], [ [ 517, 481 ], [ 753, 330 ], [ 937, 321 ] ], [ [ 316, 274 ], [ 369, 268 ], [ 579, 322 ], [ 611, 301 ], [ 542, 194 ], [ 692, 183 ], [ 704, 163 ], [ 662, 55 ], [ 628, 3 ], [ 593, -10 ], [ 506, 42 ] ], [ [ 401, 258 ], [ 427, 219 ], [ 371, 121 ], [ 212, -12 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M614,714C678,718 737,715 798,709C817,708 829,723 811,742C771,783 727,771 636,757C601,752 601,752 583,749C532,742 478,736 421,729C391,726 391,726 376,724C322,719 233,711 207,709C188,708 184,701 198,691C226,673 258,665 294,672C325,679 354,687 385,691C411,695 411,695 424,697C470,705 532,710 575,712C601,713 601,713 614,714Z", "M421,729C419,750 417,768 417,784C417,797 411,802 399,807C374,818 355,823 342,817C331,813 329,803 340,791C357,772 369,749 376,724C382,702 382,702 385,691C392,666 398,648 408,639C415,632 421,633 424,640C428,654 426,673 424,697C422,718 422,718 421,729Z", "M636,757C640,767 645,781 659,796C667,806 668,812 663,819C655,830 641,840 620,852C600,864 576,855 586,838C593,826 593,796 583,749C578,724 578,724 575,712C571,696 566,680 567,671C567,663 573,662 583,668C591,674 602,693 614,714C629,743 629,743 636,757Z", "M498,587C516,592 548,598 584,603C613,608 602,623 598,627C580,646 562,658 547,665C534,670 519,679 516,660C511,637 442,608 310,566C304,565 305,558 309,556C315,554 367,554 459,577C485,584 485,584 498,587Z", "M540,485C566,488 638,489 756,489C782,489 787,507 769,520C734,546 703,551 680,545C638,537 585,527 522,519C489,515 489,515 473,513C398,504 316,494 227,484C214,483 212,478 222,467C245,443 272,446 284,448C330,461 408,473 434,475C505,482 505,482 540,485Z", "M522,519C526,558 541,570 498,587C485,591 452,589 459,577C467,563 472,542 473,513C474,466 474,466 474,442C474,394 474,363 482,347C486,338 502,324 508,357C511,370 510,388 512,407C513,425 514,452 517,472C520,503 520,503 522,519Z", "M434,475C382,394 267,332 183,291C99,250 160,260 195,266C316,290 438,397 474,442C502,476 460,510 434,475Z", "M517,472C583,412 651,354 723,299C739,287 760,282 785,283C830,287 876,297 922,310C955,320 950,325 927,330C809,357 743,377 725,383C685,399 623,432 540,485C523,495 501,484 517,472Z", "M432,265C476,279 515,290 550,296C570,300 570,290 565,278C547,242 529,218 513,205C506,201 504,195 506,186C508,174 511,165 518,160C524,156 531,157 540,161C570,178 601,186 631,186C645,187 656,185 660,178C672,157 661,114 630,50C625,41 618,35 609,32C600,31 569,34 515,47C496,52 495,49 511,32C535,7 557,-17 575,-40C583,-51 592,-56 605,-52C636,-39 665,-11 683,35C707,101 722,141 735,151C745,161 747,169 741,177C734,186 719,198 695,211C682,218 669,218 655,214C616,206 591,203 582,205C571,209 572,216 581,227C604,259 623,280 641,288C657,297 663,304 660,311C657,318 641,329 610,345C599,351 589,352 579,346C542,328 457,302 320,281C292,277 325,258 332,253C355,238 371,246 394,253C419,261 419,261 432,265Z", "M394,253C394,173 342,96 222,5C193,-16 205,-28 235,-14C381,55 434,180 462,220C475,241 444,259 432,265C421,272 394,266 394,253Z" ] } 10 strokes 莠 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 201, 701 ], [ 223, 694 ], [ 272, 692 ], [ 461, 720 ], [ 724, 743 ], [ 771, 738 ], [ 806, 723 ] ], [ [ 348, 803 ], [ 380, 786 ], [ 387, 776 ], [ 416, 643 ] ], [ [ 593, 845 ], [ 606, 838 ], [ 625, 808 ], [ 575, 671 ] ], [ [ 594, 613 ], [ 539, 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802 399 807 Q 363 825 342 817 Q 326 810 340 791 Q 365 763 375 728 Q 375 727 376 724 L 385 691 Q 395 652 408 639 Q 420 629 424 640 Q 430 661 424 697 L 421 729 Z", "M 636 757 Q 640 772 659 796 Q 672 809 663 819 Q 653 835 620 852 Q 605 862 589 854 Q 579 848 586 838 Q 595 819 583 749 L 573 708 Q 567 684 567 671 Q 568 658 583 668 Q 595 677 612 709 L 636 757 Z", "M 498 587 Q 523 600 584 603 Q 599 602 602 608 Q 606 615 598 627 Q 555 670 524 671 Q 518 670 516 660 Q 510 624 310 566 Q 304 559 309 556 Q 319 553 459 577 L 498 587 Z", "M 540 485 Q 579 489 756 489 Q 774 489 778 497 Q 784 507 769 520 Q 715 556 680 545 Q 617 535 522 519 L 473 513 Q 361 500 227 484 Q 208 483 222 467 Q 235 454 251 449 Q 270 445 284 448 Q 354 467 434 475 L 540 485 Z", "M 522 519 Q 523 532 534 550 Q 538 557 529 569 Q 514 581 498 587 C 470 599 445 604 459 577 Q 472 556 473 513 L 474 442 Q 471 370 482 347 L 483 345 Q 490 332 503 339 Q 512 346 512 407 Q 512 441 515 472 L 522 519 Z", "M 434 475 Q 427 460 408 443 Q 353 385 294 350 Q 245 317 148 274 Q 129 265 144 261 Q 154 257 195 266 Q 246 273 296 299 Q 395 350 460 426 Q 467 436 474 442 C 510 479 462 523 434 475 Z", "M 515 472 Q 615 381 723 299 Q 748 280 785 283 Q 854 287 922 310 Q 940 314 941 319 Q 942 326 927 330 Q 752 372 725 383 Q 665 405 540 485 C 512 503 493 492 515 472 Z", "M 432 265 Q 498 287 550 296 Q 563 299 566 294 Q 570 290 565 278 Q 538 224 513 205 Q 504 198 506 186 Q 509 167 518 160 Q 528 153 540 161 Q 586 185 631 186 Q 653 187 660 178 Q 678 145 630 50 Q 623 35 609 32 Q 597 29 515 47 Q 488 56 511 32 Q 548 -7 575 -40 Q 587 -59 605 -52 Q 653 -34 683 35 Q 717 134 735 151 Q 751 164 741 177 Q 731 189 695 211 Q 676 220 655 214 Q 597 202 582 205 Q 566 211 581 227 Q 615 275 641 288 Q 666 300 660 311 Q 657 321 610 345 Q 595 354 579 346 Q 525 318 320 281 Q 311 282 309 276 Q 308 269 332 253 Q 357 237 383 250 Q 387 251 394 253 L 432 265 Z", "M 394 253 Q 394 127 205 -8 Q 198 -14 203 -17 Q 230 -27 308 26 Q 380 71 439 184 Q 449 202 462 220 Q 469 227 465 237 Q 461 247 434 265 Q 433 266 432 265 C 406 280 395 283 394 253 Z" ] } 10 strokes Historical Pronunciations 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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