椎 = 木 + 隹

椎 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “hammer”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 隹 (short-tailed bird).

Keyword: hammer
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhuī
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: hammer, mallet, молот, молоток, mallet
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 椎 sweet oak

Decomposition

ids

木 tree
隹 short-tailed bird

How to find 椎 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “short-tailed bird”. 椎 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 椎 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.