撫 = 扌 + 無

撫 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “pat”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 無 (negative).

Keyword: pat
Pinyin (Mandarin): fǔ
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: pat, console, comfort, комфорт, консоль, пэт, console, comfort
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 撫 petting

Decomposition

ids

扌 hand
無 negative

How to find 撫 without knowing its reading

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

Open 撫 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.