怎 = 乍 + 心

怎 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “what? why? how?”. It is built from 乍 (first time) and 心 (heart).

Keyword: what? why? how?
Pinyin (Mandarin): zěn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: что? почему? как?

Decomposition

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乍 first time
心 heart

How to find 怎 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “first time” + “heart”. 怎 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 怎 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.