熵 = 火 + 商

熵 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “entropy”. It is built from 火 (fire) and 商 (commerce).

Keyword: entropy
Pinyin (Mandarin): shāng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: энтропия

Decomposition

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火 fire
商 commerce

How to find 熵 without knowing its reading

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

Open 熵 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.