灸 = 久 + 火

灸 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cauterize with moxa”. It is built from 久 (long time (ago)) and 火 (fire).

Keyword: cauterize with moxa
Pinyin (Mandarin): jiǔ
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: прижигать моксой
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 灸 moxa

Decomposition

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久 long time (ago)
火 fire

How to find 灸 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “long time (ago)” + “fire”. 灸 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 灸 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.