擱 = 扌 + 閣

擱 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “place”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 閣 (chamber).

Keyword: place
Pinyin (Mandarin): gē
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: place, put, lay down, место, put, lay down

Decomposition

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扌 hand
閣 chamber

How to find 擱 without knowing its reading

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

Open 擱 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.