剣 = 㑒 + 刂

剣 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “sword”. It is built from 㑒 (awl) and 刂 (knife).

Keyword: sword
Pinyin (Mandarin): jiàn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: sword, dagger, saber, кинжал, меч, сабля, dagger, saber
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 剣 saber

Decomposition

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㑒 awl
刂 knife

How to find 剣 without knowing its reading

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

Open 剣 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.