拮 = 扌 + 吉

拮 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “laboring hard”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 吉 (lucky).

Keyword: laboring hard
Pinyin (Mandarin): jié
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: laboring hard, occupied, занятый, трудолюбивый, occupied

Decomposition

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扌 hand
吉 lucky

How to find 拮 without knowing its reading

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

Open 拮 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.