堰 = 土 + 匽

堰 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “dam”. It is built from 土 (soil) and 匽 (to hide).

Keyword: dam
Pinyin (Mandarin): yàn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: плотина
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 堰 dam

Decomposition

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土 soil
匽 to hide

How to find 堰 without knowing its reading

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

Open 堰 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.