剀 = 岂 + 刂

剀 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “sharpen”. It is built from 岂 (how? what?) and 刂 (knife).

Keyword: sharpen
Pinyin (Mandarin): kǎi
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: острота

Decomposition

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岂 how? what?
刂 knife

How to find 剀 without knowing its reading

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

Open 剀 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.