檜 = 木 + 會

檜 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “chinese cypress”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 會 (to assemble).

Keyword: chinese cypress
Pinyin (Mandarin): guì
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: chinese cypress, chinese juniper, китайский кипарис, китайский можжевельник, chinese juniper
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 檜 japanese cypress (old)

Decomposition

ids

木 tree
會 to assemble

How to find 檜 without knowing its reading

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

Open 檜 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.