串 = 吕 + 丨

串 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “string”. It is built from 吕 (surname) and 丨 ((same as 〡 hangzhou numeral one) number one). It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword: string
Pinyin (Mandarin): chuàn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: струна
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 串 shish kebab

Decomposition

ids

吕 surname
丨 (same as 〡 hangzhou numeral one) number one

Characters that contain 串

患 suffer
梙梙
窜 run away
賗賗
鋛鋛

How to find 串 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “surname” + “(same as 〡 hangzhou numeral one) number one”. 串 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 串 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.