扛 = 扌 + 工

扛 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “carry on shoulders”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 工 (labor).

Keyword: carry on shoulders
Pinyin (Mandarin): káng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: носить на плечах

Decomposition

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扌 hand
工 labor

How to find 扛 without knowing its reading

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

Open 扛 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.