Read Edit View history 調 tiáodiào HSK3 adjust, tune Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 周 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas diào ×tiáo × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 调 × 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 調 Simp strokes 調 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 調 Simp strokes 調 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 調 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 289, 848 ], [ 360, 800 ], [ 386, 758 ] ], [ [ 93, 606 ], [ 119, 599 ], [ 165, 601 ], [ 364, 645 ], [ 407, 648 ], [ 427, 643 ] ], [ [ 223, 509 ], [ 259, 505 ], [ 343, 526 ], [ 385, 527 ] ], [ [ 215, 413 ], [ 254, 411 ], [ 347, 432 ], [ 374, 431 ] ], [ [ 144, 303 ], [ 174, 269 ], [ 205, 99 ] ], [ [ 200, 283 ], [ 208, 293 ], [ 305, 320 ], [ 331, 318 ], [ 356, 295 ], [ 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