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壺 = 士 + 冖 + 一

壺 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “jar”. It is built from 士 (scholar), 冖 (cover) and 一 (one).

Keyword
jar
Pinyin (Mandarin)
hú
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
jar, pot, jug, vase, банку, вазу, горшок, кувшин, pot, jug, vase

Decomposition

ids

  1. 士 scholar
  2. 冖 cover
  3. 一 one

How to find 壺 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “scholar” + “cover” + “one”. 壺 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 壺 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.