漆 = 氵 + 桼

漆 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “varnish”. It is built from 氵 (water) and 桼 (the varnish tree).

Keyword: varnish
Pinyin (Mandarin): qī
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: varnish, lacquer, paint, краска, лак, lacquer, paint
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 漆 lacquer

Decomposition

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氵 water
桼 the varnish tree

How to find 漆 without knowing its reading

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

Open 漆 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.