柳 = 木 + 卯

柳 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “willow tree”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 卯 (fourth earthly branch).

Keyword: willow tree
Pinyin (Mandarin): liǔ
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: дерево ивы
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 柳 willow

Decomposition

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木 tree
卯 fourth earthly branch

How to find 柳 without knowing its reading

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

Open 柳 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.