塐 = 土 + 素

塐 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “model in clay”. It is built from 土 (soil) and 素 (white (silk)).

Keyword: model in clay
Pinyin (Mandarin): sù
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: model in clay, sculpt, модель в глине, скульптура, sculpt

Decomposition

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土 soil
素 white (silk)

How to find 塐 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “soil” + “white (silk)”. 塐 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 塐 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.