曩 = 日 + 襄

曩 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “in ancient times”. It is built from 日 (sun) and 襄 (aid).

Keyword: in ancient times
Pinyin (Mandarin): nǎng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: in ancient times, of old, former, бывшие, в древние времена, старые, of old, former

Decomposition

ids

日 sun
襄 aid

How to find 曩 without knowing its reading

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

Open 曩 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.