描 = 扌 + 苗

描 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “copy”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 苗 (sprouts).

Keyword: copy
Pinyin (Mandarin): miáo
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: copy, trace, sketch, копия, след, эскиз, trace, sketch
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 描 sketch

Decomposition

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扌 hand
苗 sprouts

How to find 描 without knowing its reading

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

Open 描 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.