刪 = 冊 + 刂

刪 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “to cut”. It is built from 冊 (book) and 刂 (knife).

Keyword: to cut
Pinyin (Mandarin): shān
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: сокращать

Decomposition

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冊 book
刂 knife

How to find 刪 without knowing its reading

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

Open 刪 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.