Read Edit View history 阶 jiē HSK4 stairs Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 介 represents the sound. Simplified form of 階. Pinyin Separate values with commas jiē × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 階 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 阝 is a component form of 阜. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 阶 Simp strokes 阶 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 阶 Simp strokes 阶 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 阶 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 238, 668 ], [ 245, 680 ], [ 335, 717 ], [ 364, 719 ], [ 379, 707 ], [ 375, 682 ], [ 347, 638 ], [ 320, 575 ], [ 331, 542 ], [ 376, 475 ], [ 383, 450 ], [ 380, 423 ], [ 377, 417 ], [ 354, 415 ], [ 268, 435 ] ], [ [ 161, 716 ], [ 194, 679 ], [ 204, 602 ], [ 201, 248 ], [ 185, 108 ], [ 192, 24 ] ], [ [ 588, 778 ], [ 606, 765 ], [ 628, 735 ], [ 590, 637 ], [ 500, 465 ], [ 450, 391 ], [ 394, 327 ] ], [ [ 640, 665 ], [ 643, 646 ], [ 686, 588 ], [ 756, 505 ], [ 832, 431 ], [ 985, 392 ] ], [ [ 504, 374 ], [ 540, 344 ], [ 537, 268 ], [ 523, 189 ], [ 493, 127 ], [ 466, 91 ], [ 432, 57 ], [ 388, 29 ] ], [ [ 671, 397 ], [ 703, 360 ], [ 705, 62 ], [ 718, -17 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 233 661 Q 272 668 314 688 Q 330 698 342 688 Q 348 682 339 664 Q 321 627 307 589 Q 294 562 310 542 Q 364 467 351 450 Q 344 440 321 440 Q 291 443 260 440 Q 235 439 264 426 Q 321 402 373 370 Q 386 360 399 371 Q 412 381 417 405 Q 429 456 369 525 Q 333 570 341 584 Q 347 614 403 669 Q 413 682 424 687 Q 445 700 434 714 Q 419 733 379 754 Q 357 763 342 750 Q 290 710 227 694 C 198 686 204 655 233 661 Z", "M 227 694 Q 217 712 177 727 Q 165 733 152 727 Q 143 721 150 707 Q 175 619 179 588 Q 178 585 179 580 Q 194 303 153 136 Q 135 70 179 18 Q 192 2 204 17 Q 225 47 224 174 Q 227 652 233 661 C 235 685 235 685 227 694 Z", "M 638 674 Q 653 705 668 721 Q 677 733 670 746 Q 666 759 634 779 Q 606 795 586 793 Q 567 789 577 767 Q 595 737 585 709 Q 534 544 396 344 Q 386 332 385 326 Q 382 314 397 318 Q 451 342 573 544 Q 598 590 625 645 L 625 646 L 638 674 Z", "M 625 646 Q 698 528 796 403 Q 814 382 844 382 Q 947 382 981 386 Q 991 387 992 393 Q 993 397 979 406 Q 822 478 761 543 Q 703 600 638 674 C 618 696 609 671 625 646 Z", "M 495 367 Q 523 319 503 210 Q 476 108 382 34 Q 372 24 382 23 Q 433 29 485 85 Q 551 151 559 254 Q 568 326 575 343 Q 582 359 567 367 Q 522 395 500 385 Q 488 379 495 367 Z", "M 664 389 Q 683 362 675 144 Q 666 50 679 23 Q 694 -20 716 -30 Q 728 -31 732 -18 Q 744 15 740 46 Q 724 299 733 360 Q 734 373 728 378 Q 703 399 684 407 Q 671 411 662 403 Q 656 399 664 389 Z" ] } 6 strokes 阶 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 238, 668 ], [ 245, 680 ], [ 335, 717 ], [ 364, 719 ], [ 379, 707 ], [ 375, 682 ], [ 347, 638 ], [ 320, 575 ], [ 331, 542 ], [ 376, 475 ], [ 383, 450 ], [ 380, 423 ], [ 377, 417 ], [ 354, 415 ], [ 268, 435 ] ], [ [ 161, 716 ], [ 194, 679 ], [ 204, 602 ], [ 201, 248 ], [ 185, 108 ], [ 192, 24 ] ], [ [ 588, 778 ], [ 606, 765 ], [ 628, 735 ], [ 590, 637 ], [ 500, 465 ], [ 450, 391 ], [ 394, 327 ] ], [ [ 640, 665 ], [ 643, 646 ], [ 686, 588 ], [ 756, 505 ], [ 832, 431 ], [ 985, 392 ] ], [ [ 504, 374 ], [ 540, 344 ], [ 537, 268 ], [ 523, 189 ], [ 493, 127 ], [ 466, 91 ], [ 432, 57 ], [ 388, 29 ] ], [ [ 671, 397 ], [ 703, 360 ], [ 705, 62 ], [ 718, -17 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 233 661 Q 272 668 314 688 Q 330 698 342 688 Q 348 682 339 664 Q 321 627 307 589 Q 294 562 310 542 Q 364 467 351 450 Q 344 440 321 440 Q 291 443 260 440 Q 235 439 264 426 Q 321 402 373 370 Q 386 360 399 371 Q 412 381 417 405 Q 429 456 369 525 Q 333 570 341 584 Q 347 614 403 669 Q 413 682 424 687 Q 445 700 434 714 Q 419 733 379 754 Q 357 763 342 750 Q 290 710 227 694 C 198 686 204 655 233 661 Z", "M 227 694 Q 217 712 177 727 Q 165 733 152 727 Q 143 721 150 707 Q 175 619 179 588 Q 178 585 179 580 Q 194 303 153 136 Q 135 70 179 18 Q 192 2 204 17 Q 225 47 224 174 Q 227 652 233 661 C 235 685 235 685 227 694 Z", "M 638 674 Q 653 705 668 721 Q 677 733 670 746 Q 666 759 634 779 Q 606 795 586 793 Q 567 789 577 767 Q 595 737 585 709 Q 534 544 396 344 Q 386 332 385 326 Q 382 314 397 318 Q 451 342 573 544 Q 598 590 625 645 L 625 646 L 638 674 Z", "M 625 646 Q 698 528 796 403 Q 814 382 844 382 Q 947 382 981 386 Q 991 387 992 393 Q 993 397 979 406 Q 822 478 761 543 Q 703 600 638 674 C 618 696 609 671 625 646 Z", "M 495 367 Q 523 319 503 210 Q 476 108 382 34 Q 372 24 382 23 Q 433 29 485 85 Q 551 151 559 254 Q 568 326 575 343 Q 582 359 567 367 Q 522 395 500 385 Q 488 379 495 367 Z", "M 664 389 Q 683 362 675 144 Q 666 50 679 23 Q 694 -20 716 -30 Q 728 -31 732 -18 Q 744 15 740 46 Q 724 299 733 360 Q 734 373 728 378 Q 703 399 684 407 Q 671 411 662 403 Q 656 399 664 389 Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + 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.