Read Edit View history Discussion 莢 jiá pods of leguminous plants Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 夾 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 荚 × 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 莢 Simp strokes 莢 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 莢 Simp strokes 莢 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 莢 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 339, 799 ], [ 363, 788 ], [ 382, 768 ], [ 412, 613 ] ], [ [ 172, 677 ], [ 202, 665 ], [ 246, 661 ], [ 506, 720 ] ], [ [ 618, 850 ], [ 633, 842 ], [ 653, 811 ], [ 624, 706 ], [ 590, 619 ] ], [ [ 587, 735 ], [ 612, 728 ], [ 654, 728 ], [ 779, 744 ], [ 818, 740 ], [ 854, 726 ] ], [ [ 306, 488 ], [ 328, 481 ], [ 381, 480 ], [ 537, 503 ], [ 616, 521 ], [ 667, 520 ] ], [ [ 455, 625 ], [ 493, 595 ], [ 504, 580 ], [ 504, 569 ], [ 484, 314 ], [ 476, 263 ], [ 450, 174 ], [ 400, 86 ], [ 341, 33 ], [ 252, -14 ], [ 156, -43 ] ], [ [ 507, 270 ], [ 512, 244 ], [ 570, 175 ], [ 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307 308 L 322 325 Z", "M 307 308 Q 311 301 326 287 Q 345 268 366 246 Q 376 236 389 235 Q 396 235 401 245 Q 405 255 400 279 Q 393 306 325 325 Q 324 326 322 325 C 294 327 294 327 307 308 Z", "M 665 354 Q 665 355 719 425 Q 729 435 717 450 Q 677 483 656 481 Q 646 480 646 466 Q 655 397 575 310 Q 569 310 542 275 Q 533 262 547 265 Q 584 269 650 337 L 665 354 Z", "M 650 337 Q 654 328 675 313 Q 708 286 742 255 Q 754 245 768 245 Q 777 245 781 257 Q 785 270 777 295 Q 771 316 739 332 Q 708 345 671 354 Q 667 355 665 354 C 640 353 640 353 650 337 Z" ] } 11 strokes 莢 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 339, 799 ], [ 363, 788 ], [ 382, 768 ], [ 412, 613 ] ], [ [ 172, 677 ], [ 202, 665 ], [ 246, 661 ], [ 506, 720 ] ], [ [ 618, 850 ], [ 633, 842 ], [ 653, 811 ], [ 624, 706 ], [ 590, 619 ] ], [ [ 587, 735 ], [ 612, 728 ], [ 654, 728 ], [ 779, 744 ], [ 818, 740 ], [ 854, 726 ] ], [ [ 306, 488 ], [ 328, 481 ], [ 381, 480 ], [ 537, 503 ], [ 616, 521 ], [ 667, 520 ] ], [ [ 455, 625 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772 690 801 Q 703 816 693 826 Q 681 842 646 859 Q 630 869 612 860 Q 602 853 610 842 Q 622 818 608 743 L 602 716 Q 580 635 581 618 Q 584 605 597 613 Q 615 628 648 708 L 665 750 Z", "M 648 708 Q 762 726 845 715 Q 858 714 863 721 Q 867 731 856 743 Q 811 779 733 761 Q 700 757 665 750 L 608 743 Q 601 743 593 742 Q 568 741 585 726 Q 592 722 602 716 C 622 704 622 704 648 708 Z", "M 527 481 Q 665 505 673 510 Q 682 517 678 525 Q 672 537 646 544 Q 624 550 532 526 L 470 513 Q 397 501 314 497 Q 280 493 304 477 Q 337 452 392 462 Q 429 468 470 473 L 527 481 Z", "M 502 277 Q 505 299 527 481 L 532 526 Q 533 545 550 576 Q 557 591 546 603 Q 524 622 483 635 Q 458 642 448 636 Q 438 629 446 616 Q 470 576 470 513 L 470 473 Q 470 191 367 86 Q 364 85 361 80 Q 298 23 164 -30 Q 151 -36 149 -41 Q 150 -45 162 -47 Q 183 -51 234 -38 Q 321 -19 385 37 Q 460 103 496 242 L 502 277 Z", "M 496 242 Q 584 115 698 -20 Q 719 -44 754 -43 Q 874 -42 911 -35 Q 923 -32 924 -27 Q 925 -21 909 -13 Q 758 44 696 92 Q 606 168 502 277 C 481 299 479 267 496 242 Z", "M 322 325 L 324 327 Q 349 357 371 381 Q 381 391 371 405 Q 337 439 315 440 Q 305 439 305 426 Q 305 350 194 255 Q 187 249 182 242 Q 173 230 187 232 Q 230 232 307 308 L 322 325 Z", "M 307 308 Q 311 301 326 287 Q 345 268 366 246 Q 376 236 389 235 Q 396 235 401 245 Q 405 255 400 279 Q 393 306 325 325 Q 324 326 322 325 C 294 327 294 327 307 308 Z", "M 665 354 Q 665 355 719 425 Q 729 435 717 450 Q 677 483 656 481 Q 646 480 646 466 Q 655 397 575 310 Q 569 310 542 275 Q 533 262 547 265 Q 584 269 650 337 L 665 354 Z", "M 650 337 Q 654 328 675 313 Q 708 286 742 255 Q 754 245 768 245 Q 777 245 781 257 Q 785 270 777 295 Q 771 316 739 332 Q 708 345 671 354 Q 667 355 665 354 C 640 353 640 353 650 337 Z" ] } 11 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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