斎 = 齐 + 示

斎 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “vegetarian diet”. It is built from 齐 (even) and 示 (show).

Keyword: vegetarian diet
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhāi
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: вегетарианская диета
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 斎 purification

Decomposition

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齐 even
示 show

How to find 斎 without knowing its reading

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

Open 斎 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.