玺 = 尔 + 玉

玺 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “imperial signet”. It is built from 尔 (you) and 玉 (jade).

Keyword: imperial signet
Pinyin (Mandarin): xǐ
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: imperial signet, royal signet, императорский знак, королевский знак, royal signet

Decomposition

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尔 you
玉 jade

How to find 玺 without knowing its reading

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

Open 玺 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.