淀 = 氵 + 定

淀 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “shallow water”. It is built from 氵 (water) and 定 (decide).

Keyword: shallow water
Pinyin (Mandarin): diàn
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: shallow water, swamp, болото, мелководье, swamp
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 淀 eddy

Decomposition

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氵 water
定 decide

How to find 淀 without knowing its reading

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

Open 淀 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.