塑 = 朔 + 土

塑 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “model in clay”. It is built from 朔 (first day of lunar month) and 土 (soil).

Keyword: model in clay
Pinyin (Mandarin): sù
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: model in clay, sculpt, модель в глине, скульптура, sculpt
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 塑 model

Decomposition

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朔 first day of lunar month
土 soil

How to find 塑 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “first day of lunar month” + “soil”. 塑 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 塑 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.