Read Edit View history 龠 yuè flute Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of an ancient wind instrument with bamboo pipes. Pinyin Separate values with commas yuè × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 龠 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 456, 845 ], [ 482, 801 ], [ 430, 713 ], [ 376, 645 ], [ 255, 525 ], [ 176, 468 ], [ 80, 417 ] ], [ [ 510, 758 ], [ 510, 747 ], [ 522, 742 ], [ 528, 731 ], [ 653, 634 ], [ 798, 545 ], [ 850, 535 ], [ 978, 527 ] ], [ [ 379, 566 ], [ 439, 565 ], [ 554, 594 ], [ 581, 594 ] ], [ [ 194, 445 ], [ 222, 417 ], [ 249, 301 ] ], [ [ 242, 440 ], [ 251, 436 ], [ 310, 456 ], [ 337, 449 ], [ 344, 440 ], [ 333, 385 ], [ 316, 376 ] ], [ [ 264, 330 ], [ 278, 341 ], [ 307, 348 ], [ 343, 353 ], [ 365, 349 ] ], [ [ 385, 477 ], [ 409, 449 ], [ 429, 345 ] ], [ [ 429, 475 ], [ 442, 470 ], [ 502, 490 ], [ 519, 484 ], [ 532, 471 ], [ 516, 411 ], [ 503, 407 ] ], [ [ 447, 362 ], [ 452, 369 ], [ 491, 379 ], [ 545, 377 ] ], [ [ 572, 498 ], [ 596, 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548,59C548,64 550,94 554,150C556,179 556,179 557,194C558,212 560,231 564,250C567,270 546,280 532,286C520,291 488,292 493,280C508,251 507,208 507,183C507,156 507,156 507,143C507,109 506,74 512,38Z" ] } 17 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.