Read Edit View history Discussion 貫 guàn a string of 1000 coins Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a string of shells (貝), which were used as currency in ancient China. Pinyin Separate values with commas guàn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 贯 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a string through a shell (貝). Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 貫 Simp strokes 貫 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 貫 Simp strokes 貫 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 貫 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 337, 811 ], [ 363, 780 ], [ 364, 753 ], [ 343, 646 ], [ 312, 563 ], [ 311, 540 ], [ 337, 536 ], [ 440, 562 ], [ 549, 575 ], [ 594, 572 ], [ 608, 555 ] ], [ [ 389, 762 ], [ 404, 777 ], [ 424, 784 ], [ 551, 812 ], [ 645, 828 ], [ 672, 826 ], [ 687, 818 ], [ 708, 792 ], [ 707, 786 ], [ 661, 602 ], [ 644, 555 ], [ 629, 551 ] ], [ [ 497, 775 ], [ 521, 752 ], [ 491, 608 ], [ 474, 593 ] ], [ [ 95, 633 ], [ 136, 623 ], [ 164, 624 ], [ 434, 662 ], [ 850, 698 ], [ 899, 693 ], [ 946, 678 ] ], [ [ 329, 455 ], [ 355, 427 ], [ 360, 407 ], [ 357, 282 ], [ 348, 194 ], [ 353, 129 ] ], [ [ 387, 415 ], [ 395, 428 ], [ 405, 431 ], [ 529, 450 ], [ 601, 469 ], [ 628, 468 ], [ 659, 444 ], [ 670, 429 ], [ 662, 359 ], [ 663, 201 ], [ 655, 132 ] ], [ [ 384, 324 ], [ 397, 335 ], [ 460, 347 ], [ 545, 358 ], [ 566, 352 ] ], [ [ 382, 236 ], [ 394, 247 ], [ 462, 259 ], [ 549, 270 ], [ 570, 264 ] ], [ [ 374, 140 ], [ 397, 152 ], [ 562, 174 ], [ 604, 175 ], [ 621, 162 ] ], [ [ 461, 73 ], [ 409, 68 ], [ 379, 33 ], [ 313, -18 ], [ 217, -67 ] ], [ [ 580, 102 ], [ 688, 12 ], [ 717, -28 ], [ 726, -62 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 386 789 Q 371 807 347 818 Q 331 827 327 817 Q 323 810 329 801 Q 345 774 342 742 Q 338 702 329 664 L 320 632 Q 304 584 272 548 Q 256 535 260 521 Q 264 508 281 494 Q 296 481 314 499 Q 353 535 486 547 Q 543 553 602 548 Q 606 547 613 548 C 643 547 645 566 620 583 Q 596 607 537 597 Q 530 597 523 595 Q 516 595 507 592 L 468 586 Q 413 576 342 556 Q 333 555 335 566 Q 347 600 358 637 L 366 668 Q 376 710 386 756 C 392 783 392 783 386 789 Z", "M 715 708 Q 721 751 750 781 Q 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128 368 133 L 374 164 Q 377 180 377 230 L 378 255 Q 379 292 380 318 L 381 344 Q 382 399 385 404 Q 385 407 385 409 C 388 431 388 431 376 441 Z", "M 628 157 Q 629 154 632 150 Q 645 122 654 122 Q 667 123 684 154 Q 699 179 694 227 Q 682 374 712 420 Q 722 436 715 446 Q 687 471 639 492 Q 623 498 600 489 Q 518 455 376 441 C 346 438 356 401 385 409 Q 433 425 585 448 Q 613 454 622 439 Q 634 423 634 371 Q 635 221 627 193 Q 626 192 625 189 C 621 171 621 171 628 157 Z", "M 380 318 Q 386 317 396 318 Q 492 333 562 341 Q 584 345 577 357 Q 567 370 543 376 Q 518 379 381 344 C 352 337 350 320 380 318 Z", "M 377 230 Q 384 229 396 230 Q 493 245 566 253 Q 588 257 581 269 Q 571 282 547 288 Q 526 291 378 255 C 349 248 347 232 377 230 Z", "M 368 133 Q 372 133 381 134 Q 523 150 628 157 C 658 159 653 177 625 189 Q 619 192 612 194 Q 590 198 550 192 Q 456 176 374 164 C 344 160 338 131 368 133 Z", "M 377 93 Q 377 39 206 -68 Q 199 -75 213 -77 Q 306 -56 432 40 Q 445 53 463 60 Q 475 67 472 77 Q 468 84 450 93 Q 408 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790 670 766 Q 663 730 656 700 L 648 662 Q 632 596 620 583 C 606 557 606 557 613 548 Q 626 529 641 521 Q 651 514 666 534 Q 679 558 705 664 L 715 708 Z", "M 480 652 Q 476 624 468 586 C 462 557 501 563 507 592 Q 514 628 523 656 L 530 684 Q 543 729 548 739 Q 555 758 547 771 Q 540 781 530 790 C 508 811 484 810 488 780 Q 492 755 492 729 Q 491 716 484 679 L 480 652 Z", "M 705 664 Q 834 667 932 662 Q 953 662 958 671 Q 964 683 947 698 Q 890 743 822 725 Q 773 719 715 708 L 656 700 Q 598 693 530 684 L 484 679 Q 426 675 366 668 L 329 664 Q 218 654 98 643 Q 76 642 91 623 Q 106 608 124 602 Q 146 596 163 600 Q 236 619 320 632 L 358 637 Q 409 646 480 652 L 523 656 Q 580 660 648 662 L 705 664 Z", "M 376 441 Q 364 453 343 461 Q 334 465 323 462 Q 317 458 322 446 Q 322 440 328 430 Q 346 384 329 239 Q 308 164 343 125 Q 352 113 362 124 Q 365 128 368 133 L 374 164 Q 377 180 377 230 L 378 255 Q 379 292 380 318 L 381 344 Q 382 399 385 404 Q 385 407 385 409 C 388 431 388 431 376 441 Z", "M 628 157 Q 629 154 632 150 Q 645 122 654 122 Q 667 123 684 154 Q 699 179 694 227 Q 682 374 712 420 Q 722 436 715 446 Q 687 471 639 492 Q 623 498 600 489 Q 518 455 376 441 C 346 438 356 401 385 409 Q 433 425 585 448 Q 613 454 622 439 Q 634 423 634 371 Q 635 221 627 193 Q 626 192 625 189 C 621 171 621 171 628 157 Z", "M 380 318 Q 386 317 396 318 Q 492 333 562 341 Q 584 345 577 357 Q 567 370 543 376 Q 518 379 381 344 C 352 337 350 320 380 318 Z", "M 377 230 Q 384 229 396 230 Q 493 245 566 253 Q 588 257 581 269 Q 571 282 547 288 Q 526 291 378 255 C 349 248 347 232 377 230 Z", "M 368 133 Q 372 133 381 134 Q 523 150 628 157 C 658 159 653 177 625 189 Q 619 192 612 194 Q 590 198 550 192 Q 456 176 374 164 C 344 160 338 131 368 133 Z", "M 377 93 Q 377 39 206 -68 Q 199 -75 213 -77 Q 306 -56 432 40 Q 445 53 463 60 Q 475 67 472 77 Q 468 84 450 93 Q 408 109 386 106 Q 376 105 377 93 Z", "M 579 81 Q 633 26 695 -51 Q 710 -72 725 -77 Q 732 -78 741 -70 Q 754 -57 744 -13 Q 732 44 586 109 Q 583 110 582 111 Q 573 117 571 105 Q 570 92 579 81 Z" ] } 11 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 Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.