墓 = 莫 + 土

墓 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “grave”. It is built from 莫 (do not) and 土 (soil).

Keyword: grave
Pinyin (Mandarin): mù
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: grave, tomb, могила, tomb
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 墓 grave

Decomposition

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莫 do not
土 soil

How to find 墓 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “do not” + “soil”. 墓 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 墓 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.