昼 = 尺 + 旦

昼 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “daytime”. It is built from 尺 (chinese measure approx. 'foot') and 旦 (dawn).

Keyword: daytime
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhòu
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: daytime, daylight, дневное время, дневной свет, daylight
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 昼 daytime

Decomposition

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尺 chinese measure approx. 'foot'
旦 dawn

How to find 昼 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “chinese measure approx. 'foot'” + “dawn”. 昼 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 昼 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.