殲 = 歹 + 韱

殲 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “annihilate”. It is built from 歹 (bad) and 韱 (wild onions or leeks).

Keyword: annihilate
Pinyin (Mandarin): jiān
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: annihilate, wipe out, kill off, убить, уничтожить, wipe out, kill off

Decomposition

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歹 bad
韱 wild onions or leeks

How to find 殲 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bad” + “wild onions or leeks”. 殲 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 殲 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.