媧 = 女 + 咼

媧 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “mythological snail goddess”. It is built from 女 (woman) and 咼 (chat).

Keyword: mythological snail goddess
Pinyin (Mandarin): wā
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: мифологическая богиня улитки

Decomposition

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女 woman
咼 chat

How to find 媧 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “woman” + “chat”. 媧 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 媧 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.