按 = 扌 + 安

按 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “put hand on”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 安 (peaceful).

Keyword: put hand on
Pinyin (Mandarin): àn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: put hand on, press down with hand, наденьте руку, нажмите вниз рукой, press down with hand
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 按 press down on

Decomposition

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扌 hand
安 peaceful

How to find 按 without knowing its reading

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

Open 按 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.