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琵 = 玨 + 比

琵 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “guitar-like instrument”. It is built from 玨 (two pieces of jade joined together) and 比 (to compare).

Keyword
guitar-like instrument
Pinyin (Mandarin)
pí
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
гитарный инструмент
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
琵 biwa

Decomposition

ids

  1. 玨 two pieces of jade joined together
  2. 比 to compare

How to find 琵 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “two pieces of jade joined together” + “to compare”. 琵 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 琵 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.