Read Edit View history 釆 biànbiǎn distinguish Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a hand (又) feeling for something in the sand (少). Pinyin Separate values with commas biàn ×biǎn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a hand. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 釆 Simp strokes 釆 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Used here to depict grains of sand. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 釆 Simp strokes 釆 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 釆 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 678, 790 ], [ 647, 800 ], [ 589, 805 ], [ 497, 756 ], [ 321, 703 ] ], [ [ 265, 619 ], [ 337, 567 ], [ 362, 521 ] ], [ [ 699, 698 ], [ 717, 678 ], [ 725, 658 ], [ 693, 622 ], [ 588, 529 ] ], [ [ 171, 421 ], [ 223, 413 ], [ 361, 439 ], [ 733, 487 ], [ 823, 468 ] ], [ [ 443, 712 ], [ 485, 693 ], [ 496, 681 ], [ 498, 668 ], [ 483, -25 ] ], [ [ 463, 427 ], [ 452, 413 ], [ 444, 385 ], [ 404, 327 ], [ 309, 223 ], [ 212, 147 ], [ 101, 89 ] ], [ [ 518, 432 ], [ 523, 431 ], [ 531, 402 ], [ 562, 363 ], [ 685, 226 ], [ 756, 160 ], [ 774, 150 ], [ 830, 137 ], [ 950, 118 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 489 730 Q 678 784 680 784 Q 686 796 673 809 Q 651 828 601 852 Q 585 862 569 861 Q 560 857 559 845 Q 553 797 318 709 Q 311 699 318 696 Q 331 693 435 717 L 489 730 Z", "M 286 569 Q 307 547 329 519 Q 342 503 361 503 Q 374 502 380 517 Q 387 533 380 568 Q 376 587 347 602 Q 277 633 260 627 Q 254 623 255 608 Q 258 595 286 569 Z", "M 678 654 Q 669 639 583 535 Q 573 517 590 521 Q 609 533 722 607 Q 741 623 767 635 Q 789 645 778 664 Q 765 682 737 697 Q 712 712 699 709 Q 686 708 689 693 Q 693 674 678 654 Z", "M 518 440 Q 614 452 755 452 Q 824 449 832 461 Q 838 474 820 489 Q 765 528 723 520 Q 644 502 518 481 L 470 473 Q 334 454 173 432 Q 151 429 168 411 Q 183 396 202 391 Q 224 385 242 391 Q 333 418 439 429 L 518 440 Z", "M 517 439 Q 517 440 518 440 L 518 481 Q 518 604 535 664 Q 544 680 541 693 Q 534 702 489 730 C 464 746 419 743 435 717 Q 465 674 466 629 Q 467 565 471 490 Q 470 483 470 473 L 469 379 Q 466 180 461 146 Q 443 47 443 41 Q 443 26 463 -18 Q 470 -36 478 -39 Q 485 -46 492 -37 Q 499 -33 510 -12 Q 519 13 518 45 Q 517 85 517 394 L 517 439 Z", "M 439 429 Q 432 410 414 386 Q 351 295 281 232 Q 221 177 99 96 Q 80 83 97 82 Q 109 79 150 96 Q 217 120 278 166 Q 404 268 469 379 C 508 444 457 468 439 429 Z", "M 517 394 Q 607 262 722 122 Q 744 97 780 99 Q 904 102 943 109 Q 955 110 957 117 Q 957 124 941 132 Q 775 198 725 241 Q 629 320 518 439 Q 517 440 517 439 C 496 460 500 419 517 394 Z" ] } 7 strokes 釆 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 678, 790 ], [ 647, 800 ], [ 589, 805 ], [ 497, 756 ], [ 321, 703 ] ], [ [ 265, 619 ], [ 337, 567 ], [ 362, 521 ] ], [ [ 699, 698 ], [ 717, 678 ], [ 725, 658 ], [ 693, 622 ], [ 588, 529 ] ], [ [ 171, 421 ], [ 223, 413 ], [ 361, 439 ], [ 733, 487 ], [ 823, 468 ] ], [ [ 443, 712 ], [ 485, 693 ], [ 496, 681 ], [ 498, 668 ], [ 483, -25 ] ], [ [ 463, 427 ], [ 452, 413 ], [ 444, 385 ], [ 404, 327 ], [ 309, 223 ], [ 212, 147 ], [ 101, 89 ] ], [ [ 518, 432 ], [ 523, 431 ], [ 531, 402 ], [ 562, 363 ], [ 685, 226 ], [ 756, 160 ], [ 774, 150 ], [ 830, 137 ], [ 950, 118 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 489 730 Q 678 784 680 784 Q 686 796 673 809 Q 651 828 601 852 Q 585 862 569 861 Q 560 857 559 845 Q 553 797 318 709 Q 311 699 318 696 Q 331 693 435 717 L 489 730 Z", "M 286 569 Q 307 547 329 519 Q 342 503 361 503 Q 374 502 380 517 Q 387 533 380 568 Q 376 587 347 602 Q 277 633 260 627 Q 254 623 255 608 Q 258 595 286 569 Z", "M 678 654 Q 669 639 583 535 Q 573 517 590 521 Q 609 533 722 607 Q 741 623 767 635 Q 789 645 778 664 Q 765 682 737 697 Q 712 712 699 709 Q 686 708 689 693 Q 693 674 678 654 Z", "M 518 440 Q 614 452 755 452 Q 824 449 832 461 Q 838 474 820 489 Q 765 528 723 520 Q 644 502 518 481 L 470 473 Q 334 454 173 432 Q 151 429 168 411 Q 183 396 202 391 Q 224 385 242 391 Q 333 418 439 429 L 518 440 Z", "M 517 439 Q 517 440 518 440 L 518 481 Q 518 604 535 664 Q 544 680 541 693 Q 534 702 489 730 C 464 746 419 743 435 717 Q 465 674 466 629 Q 467 565 471 490 Q 470 483 470 473 L 469 379 Q 466 180 461 146 Q 443 47 443 41 Q 443 26 463 -18 Q 470 -36 478 -39 Q 485 -46 492 -37 Q 499 -33 510 -12 Q 519 13 518 45 Q 517 85 517 394 L 517 439 Z", "M 439 429 Q 432 410 414 386 Q 351 295 281 232 Q 221 177 99 96 Q 80 83 97 82 Q 109 79 150 96 Q 217 120 278 166 Q 404 268 469 379 C 508 444 457 468 439 429 Z", "M 517 394 Q 607 262 722 122 Q 744 97 780 99 Q 904 102 943 109 Q 955 110 957 117 Q 957 124 941 132 Q 775 198 725 241 Q 629 320 518 439 Q 517 440 517 439 C 496 460 500 419 517 394 Z" ] } 7 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 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.