櫛 = 木 + 節

櫛 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “comb out”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 節 (knot).

Keyword: comb out
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhì
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: расчесывать
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 櫛 comb

Decomposition

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木 tree
節 knot

How to find 櫛 without knowing its reading

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

Open 櫛 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.