昰 = 日 + 正

昰 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “variant of 'to be'”. It is built from 日 (sun) and 正 (right).

Keyword: variant of 'to be'
Pinyin (Mandarin): shì
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: вариант «быть»

Decomposition

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日 sun
正 right

How to find 昰 without knowing its reading

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

Open 昰 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.