Read Edit View history 调 tiáodiào HSK3 adjust, tune Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 調. 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 Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 調 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 讠 is a component form of 言. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 调 Simp strokes 调 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 调 Simp strokes 调 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 调 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 253, 811 ], [ 340, 752 ], [ 362, 712 ] ], [ [ 55, 504 ], [ 112, 504 ], [ 236, 567 ], [ 272, 568 ], [ 280, 560 ], [ 252, 254 ], [ 260, 219 ], [ 300, 228 ], [ 412, 319 ] ], [ [ 444, 713 ], [ 480, 674 ], [ 487, 625 ], [ 481, 449 ], [ 467, 330 ], [ 446, 239 ], [ 422, 172 ], [ 361, 48 ], [ 327, 2 ] ], [ [ 502, 706 ], [ 527, 695 ], [ 792, 744 ], [ 825, 731 ], [ 848, 705 ], [ 864, 194 ], [ 860, 86 ], [ 845, 48 ], [ 810, 52 ], [ 718, 79 ] ], [ [ 551, 553 ], [ 619, 553 ], [ 713, 584 ], [ 746, 590 ], [ 770, 585 ] ], [ [ 621, 674 ], [ 655, 643 ], [ 650, 491 ], [ 636, 473 ] 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8 319 2 Q 318 -8 327 -6 Q 343 -3 378 51 Q 510 229 512 572 Q 515 623 519 673 C 521 697 521 697 494 710 Z", "M 519 673 Q 583 694 768 722 Q 787 725 797 713 Q 812 704 818 636 Q 837 404 828 140 Q 828 101 813 90 Q 800 78 726 87 Q 708 88 710 79 Q 711 72 726 66 Q 793 26 830 -8 Q 852 -27 866 -25 Q 879 -21 889 9 Q 904 58 900 127 Q 864 640 886 687 Q 899 711 889 724 Q 879 739 831 763 Q 810 775 736 752 Q 610 722 494 710 C 464 707 490 665 519 673 Z", "M 675 548 Q 771 578 773 578 Q 780 585 776 594 Q 769 604 741 608 Q 723 611 679 596 L 629 577 Q 595 570 558 563 Q 524 556 550 541 Q 580 526 630 535 L 675 548 Z", "M 668 476 Q 672 513 675 548 L 679 596 Q 679 599 680 601 Q 683 619 686 630 Q 689 640 691 648 Q 694 657 678 669 Q 650 684 630 688 Q 617 691 610 683 Q 604 677 610 665 Q 625 646 629 577 L 630 535 Q 631 502 631 466 C 631 436 665 446 668 476 Z", "M 631 466 Q 576 451 527 438 Q 511 434 532 419 Q 544 410 569 415 Q 690 439 778 454 Q 803 458 793 472 Q 783 487 755 492 Q 719 496 668 476 L 631 466 Z", "M 571 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303 503 Q 306 528 328 552 Q 341 562 330 576 Q 318 592 279 608 Q 266 614 249 602 Q 180 557 141 541 Z", "M 494 710 Q 484 717 468 722 Q 449 731 436 725 Q 426 718 432 704 Q 451 676 458 617 Q 458 383 429 263 Q 393 142 324 15 Q 320 8 319 2 Q 318 -8 327 -6 Q 343 -3 378 51 Q 510 229 512 572 Q 515 623 519 673 C 521 697 521 697 494 710 Z", "M 519 673 Q 583 694 768 722 Q 787 725 797 713 Q 812 704 818 636 Q 837 404 828 140 Q 828 101 813 90 Q 800 78 726 87 Q 708 88 710 79 Q 711 72 726 66 Q 793 26 830 -8 Q 852 -27 866 -25 Q 879 -21 889 9 Q 904 58 900 127 Q 864 640 886 687 Q 899 711 889 724 Q 879 739 831 763 Q 810 775 736 752 Q 610 722 494 710 C 464 707 490 665 519 673 Z", "M 675 548 Q 771 578 773 578 Q 780 585 776 594 Q 769 604 741 608 Q 723 611 679 596 L 629 577 Q 595 570 558 563 Q 524 556 550 541 Q 580 526 630 535 L 675 548 Z", "M 668 476 Q 672 513 675 548 L 679 596 Q 679 599 680 601 Q 683 619 686 630 Q 689 640 691 648 Q 694 657 678 669 Q 650 684 630 688 Q 617 691 610 683 Q 604 677 610 665 Q 625 646 629 577 L 630 535 Q 631 502 631 466 C 631 436 665 446 668 476 Z", "M 631 466 Q 576 451 527 438 Q 511 434 532 419 Q 544 410 569 415 Q 690 439 778 454 Q 803 458 793 472 Q 783 487 755 492 Q 719 496 668 476 L 631 466 Z", "M 571 342 Q 561 348 536 352 Q 526 355 522 351 Q 518 347 524 332 Q 546 284 559 205 Q 560 183 575 166 Q 588 147 594 160 Q 598 173 596 200 L 592 230 Q 582 297 581 318 C 580 338 580 338 571 342 Z", "M 733 253 Q 746 304 764 320 Q 785 342 764 355 Q 748 365 723 381 Q 707 391 690 381 Q 654 360 571 342 C 542 336 552 312 581 318 Q 587 319 595 321 Q 634 330 667 337 Q 691 341 696 333 Q 699 330 686 253 C 681 223 725 224 733 253 Z", "M 596 200 Q 602 199 612 201 Q 655 211 749 219 Q 759 220 760 229 Q 760 236 733 253 C 720 261 715 260 686 253 Q 634 240 592 230 C 563 223 566 202 596 200 Z" ] } 10 strokes Historical Pronunciations 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 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