哲 = 折 + 口

哲 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “wise”. It is built from 折 (break off) and 口 (mouth).

Keyword: wise
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhé
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: wise, sagacious, мудрый, проницательный, sagacious
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 哲 philosophy

Decomposition

ids

折 break off
口 mouth

How to find 哲 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “break off” + “mouth”. 哲 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 哲 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.