宙 = 宀 + 由

宙 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “time as concept”. It is built from 宀 (roof) and 由 (cause).

Keyword: time as concept
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhòu
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: время как понятие
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 宙 mid-air

Decomposition

ids

宀 roof
由 cause

How to find 宙 without knowing its reading

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

Open 宙 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.