杵 = 木 + 午

杵 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “pestle”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 午 (seventh earthly branch).

Keyword: pestle
Pinyin (Mandarin): chǔ
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: пестик
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 杵 wooden pestle

Decomposition

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木 tree
午 seventh earthly branch

How to find 杵 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “seventh earthly branch”. 杵 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 杵 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.