劍 = 僉 + 刂

劍 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “sword”. It is built from 僉 (all) and 刂 (knife).

Keyword: sword
Pinyin (Mandarin): jiàn
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: sword, dagger, saber, кинжал, меч, сабля, dagger, saber

Decomposition

ids

僉 all
刂 knife

How to find 劍 without knowing its reading

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

Open 劍 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.