Read Edit View history 虹 hóng HSK7 rainbow Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 工 represents the sound. Originally was a pictograph of a creature, with two heads on each end, that resembled a rainbow. Pinyin Separate values with commas hóng ×hòng ×gòng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 虹 Simp strokes 虹 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 虹 Simp strokes 虹 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 虹 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 126, 473 ], [ 153, 454 ], [ 164, 437 ], [ 207, 279 ] ], [ [ 178, 475 ], [ 200, 466 ], [ 350, 496 ], [ 393, 511 ], [ 445, 516 ], [ 477, 485 ], [ 445, 394 ], [ 422, 386 ] ], [ [ 228, 299 ], [ 242, 315 ], [ 400, 351 ], [ 468, 348 ] ], [ [ 265, 758 ], [ 318, 715 ], [ 321, 691 ], [ 314, 209 ], [ 312, 186 ], [ 293, 165 ] ], [ [ 105, 103 ], [ 126, 92 ], [ 163, 85 ], [ 418, 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338 316 Z", "M 335 172 Q 336 245 338 316 L 339 355 Q 340 419 341 480 L 342 513 Q 342 619 364 722 Q 368 735 345 750 Q 305 769 279 774 Q 260 778 252 768 Q 245 759 253 743 Q 287 694 288 659 Q 292 583 294 501 L 294 470 Q 294 409 294 343 L 294 307 Q 293 235 289 158 C 288 128 335 142 335 172 Z", "M 434 204 Q 386 189 335 172 L 289 158 Q 225 142 161 122 Q 140 115 106 117 Q 93 116 91 105 Q 90 92 98 82 Q 122 66 156 46 Q 166 43 179 52 Q 222 83 269 103 Q 342 133 413 164 Q 432 173 447 182 C 473 197 463 213 434 204 Z", "M 447 182 Q 457 155 477 150 Q 486 147 493 157 Q 500 169 501 195 Q 501 225 426 268 Q 414 275 408 275 Q 404 272 401 261 Q 401 257 434 204 L 447 182 Z", "M 714 454 Q 876 490 883 495 Q 892 502 887 512 Q 880 524 850 531 Q 825 535 720 504 Q 621 483 578 478 Q 541 471 567 454 Q 603 435 652 440 L 714 454 Z", "M 652 440 Q 668 415 669 397 Q 670 279 661 141 C 659 111 699 117 703 147 Q 733 372 747 418 Q 751 428 732 444 Q 722 450 714 454 C 688 468 637 466 652 440 Z", "M 661 141 Q 573 129 476 114 Q 455 113 471 95 Q 504 65 550 79 Q 676 115 947 115 Q 966 116 972 124 Q 976 136 960 150 Q 900 192 833 171 Q 779 162 703 147 L 661 141 Z" ] } 9 strokes 虹 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 126, 473 ], [ 153, 454 ], [ 164, 437 ], [ 207, 279 ] ], [ [ 178, 475 ], [ 200, 466 ], [ 350, 496 ], [ 393, 511 ], [ 445, 516 ], [ 477, 485 ], [ 445, 394 ], [ 422, 386 ] ], [ [ 228, 299 ], [ 242, 315 ], [ 400, 351 ], [ 468, 348 ] ], [ [ 265, 758 ], [ 318, 715 ], [ 321, 691 ], [ 314, 209 ], [ 312, 186 ], [ 293, 165 ] ], [ [ 105, 103 ], [ 126, 92 ], [ 163, 85 ], [ 418, 184 ], [ 439, 184 ] ], [ [ 410, 265 ], [ 469, 201 ], [ 481, 163 ] ], [ [ 570, 467 ], [ 603, 461 ], [ 643, 463 ], [ 822, 505 ], [ 877, 505 ] ], [ [ 661, 435 ], [ 705, 410 ], [ 687, 186 ], [ 684, 167 ], [ 667, 149 ] ], [ [ 473, 105 ], [ 526, 98 ], [ 627, 117 ], [ 860, 146 ], [ 904, 145 ], [ 962, 129 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 170 477 Q 160 481 132 483 Q 120 486 117 480 Q 111 473 121 458 Q 151 407 173 321 Q 179 294 195 278 Q 214 259 218 274 Q 219 281 221 292 C 224 309 224 309 217 326 Q 205 350 190 447 C 186 472 186 472 170 477 Z", "M 461 364 Q 491 451 523 468 Q 539 487 525 504 Q 509 517 458 542 Q 440 549 419 541 Q 379 525 342 513 L 294 501 Q 233 488 170 477 C 140 472 161 440 190 447 Q 199 448 211 453 Q 251 462 294 470 L 341 480 Q 419 501 431 490 Q 444 474 413 376 C 404 347 451 336 461 364 Z", "M 338 316 Q 390 328 465 337 Q 475 338 477 348 Q 477 354 461 364 C 437 380 437 380 413 376 Q 386 372 339 355 L 294 343 Q 252 334 217 326 C 188 319 191 290 221 292 Q 228 292 236 294 Q 260 301 294 307 L 338 316 Z", "M 335 172 Q 336 245 338 316 L 339 355 Q 340 419 341 480 L 342 513 Q 342 619 364 722 Q 368 735 345 750 Q 305 769 279 774 Q 260 778 252 768 Q 245 759 253 743 Q 287 694 288 659 Q 292 583 294 501 L 294 470 Q 294 409 294 343 L 294 307 Q 293 235 289 158 C 288 128 335 142 335 172 Z", "M 434 204 Q 386 189 335 172 L 289 158 Q 225 142 161 122 Q 140 115 106 117 Q 93 116 91 105 Q 90 92 98 82 Q 122 66 156 46 Q 166 43 179 52 Q 222 83 269 103 Q 342 133 413 164 Q 432 173 447 182 C 473 197 463 213 434 204 Z", "M 447 182 Q 457 155 477 150 Q 486 147 493 157 Q 500 169 501 195 Q 501 225 426 268 Q 414 275 408 275 Q 404 272 401 261 Q 401 257 434 204 L 447 182 Z", "M 714 454 Q 876 490 883 495 Q 892 502 887 512 Q 880 524 850 531 Q 825 535 720 504 Q 621 483 578 478 Q 541 471 567 454 Q 603 435 652 440 L 714 454 Z", "M 652 440 Q 668 415 669 397 Q 670 279 661 141 C 659 111 699 117 703 147 Q 733 372 747 418 Q 751 428 732 444 Q 722 450 714 454 C 688 468 637 466 652 440 Z", "M 661 141 Q 573 129 476 114 Q 455 113 471 95 Q 504 65 550 79 Q 676 115 947 115 Q 966 116 972 124 Q 976 136 960 150 Q 900 192 833 171 Q 779 162 703 147 L 661 141 Z" ] } 9 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss 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 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