検 = 木 + 㑒

検 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “check”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 㑒 (awl).

Keyword: check
Pinyin (Mandarin): jiǎn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: проверить
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 検 examination

Decomposition

ids

木 tree
㑒 awl

How to find 検 without knowing its reading

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

Open 検 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.