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利 = 禾 + 刂

利 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “gains”. It is built from 禾 (grain still on stalk) and 刂 (knife). It appears as a component in 24 other characters in this index.

Keyword
gains
Pinyin (Mandarin)
lì
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
gains, advantage, profit, merit, заслуга, преимущество, прибыль, advantage, profit, merit
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
利 profit

Decomposition

ids

  1. 禾 grain still on stalk
  2. 刂 knife

Characters that contain 利

How to find 利 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grain still on stalk” + “knife”. 利 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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