旧 = 丨 + 日

旧 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “old”. It is built from 丨 ((same as 〡 hangzhou numeral one) number one) and 日 (sun). It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: old
Pinyin (Mandarin): jiù
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: old, ancient, древний, старый, ancient
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 旧 olden times

Decomposition

ids

丨 (same as 〡 hangzhou numeral one) number one
日 sun

Characters that contain 旧

児 son
焔 flame
稲 rice growing in field
陥 submerge

How to find 旧 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “(same as 〡 hangzhou numeral one) number one” + “sun”. 旧 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 旧 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.