橈 = 木 + 堯

橈 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “bent or twisted piece of wood”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 堯 (a legendary ancient emperor-sage).

Keyword: bent or twisted piece of wood
Pinyin (Mandarin): ráo
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: изогнутый или скрученный кусок дерева

Decomposition

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木 tree
堯 a legendary ancient emperor-sage

How to find 橈 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “a legendary ancient emperor-sage”. 橈 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 橈 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.