猩 = 犭 + 星

猩 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “species of orangutan”. It is built from 犭 (dog) and 星 (a star).

Keyword: species of orangutan
Pinyin (Mandarin): xīng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: виды орангутангов

Decomposition

ids

犭 dog
星 a star

How to find 猩 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dog” + “a star”. 猩 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 猩 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.