坝 = 土 + 贝

坝 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “embankment”. It is built from 土 (soil) and 贝 (sea shell).

Keyword: embankment
Pinyin (Mandarin): bà
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: набережная

Decomposition

ids

土 soil
贝 sea shell

How to find 坝 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “soil” + “sea shell”. 坝 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 坝 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.