刎 = 勿 + 刂

刎 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “behead”. It is built from 勿 (must not) and 刂 (knife).

Keyword: behead
Pinyin (Mandarin): wěn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: behead, cut throat, обезглавить, перерезать горло, cut throat

Decomposition

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勿 must not
刂 knife

How to find 刎 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “must not” + “knife”. 刎 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 刎 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.