炬 = 火 + 巨

炬 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “torch”. It is built from 火 (fire) and 巨 (large).

Keyword: torch
Pinyin (Mandarin): jù
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: факел
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 炬 torch

Decomposition

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火 fire
巨 large

How to find 炬 without knowing its reading

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

Open 炬 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.