冶 = 冫 + 台

冶 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “smelt”. It is built from 冫 (ice) and 台 (platform).

Keyword: smelt
Pinyin (Mandarin): yě
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: smelt, fuse metals, плавить, плавить металлы, fuse metals
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 冶 metallurgy

Decomposition

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冫 ice
台 platform

How to find 冶 without knowing its reading

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

Open 冶 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.