棲 = 木 + 妻

棲 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “perch”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 妻 (wife).

Keyword: perch
Pinyin (Mandarin): qī
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: окунь
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 棲 roost

Decomposition

ids

木 tree
妻 wife

How to find 棲 without knowing its reading

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

Open 棲 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.