壩 = 土 + 霸

壩 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “embankment”. It is built from 土 (soil) and 霸 (rule by might rather than right).

Keyword: embankment
Pinyin (Mandarin): bà
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: набережная

Decomposition

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土 soil
霸 rule by might rather than right

How to find 壩 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “soil” + “rule by might rather than right”. 壩 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 壩 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.