渴 = 氵 + 曷

渴 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “thirsty”. It is built from 氵 (water) and 曷 (why? what? where?).

Keyword: thirsty
Pinyin (Mandarin): kě
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: thirsty, parched, жаждущий, пересохший, parched

Decomposition

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氵 water
曷 why? what? where?

How to find 渴 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “why? what? where?”. 渴 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 渴 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.