寞 = 宀 + 莫

寞 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “silent”. It is built from 宀 (roof) and 莫 (do not).

Keyword: silent
Pinyin (Mandarin): mò
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: silent, still, lonely, solitary, одинокий, тихий, still, lonely, solitary

Decomposition

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宀 roof
莫 do not

How to find 寞 without knowing its reading

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

Open 寞 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.