拒 = 扌 + 巨

拒 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “ward off with hand”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 巨 (large).

Keyword: ward off with hand
Pinyin (Mandarin): jù
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: ward off with hand, defend, обороняться, отвернуться рукой, defend
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 拒 repel

Decomposition

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扌 hand
巨 large

How to find 拒 without knowing its reading

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

Open 拒 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.