件

件 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “numerary adjunct for article”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 牛 (cow).

Keyword: numerary adjunct for article
Pinyin (Mandarin): jiàn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: числовое дополнение к статье
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 件 affair

Decomposition

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亻 person
radical number 9
牛 cow

How to find 件 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “cow”. 件 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 件 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.