堀 = 土 + 屈

堀 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cave”. It is built from 土 (soil) and 屈 (bend).

Keyword: cave
Pinyin (Mandarin): kū
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: cave, hole, дыра, пещера, hole
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 堀 ditch

Decomposition

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土 soil
屈 bend

How to find 堀 without knowing its reading

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

Open 堀 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.