殆 = 歹 + 台

殆 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “dangerous”. It is built from 歹 (bad) and 台 (platform).

Keyword: dangerous
Pinyin (Mandarin): dài
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: dangerous, perilous, опасный, perilous
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 殆 almost

Decomposition

ids

歹 bad
台 platform

How to find 殆 without knowing its reading

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

Open 殆 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.