県 = 𠃊 + 目 + 小

県 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “county”. It is built from 𠃊 (fishhook), 目 (eye) and 小 (small).

Keyword: county
Pinyin (Mandarin): xiàn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: county, district, subdivision, округ, подразделение, district, subdivision
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 県 prefecture

Decomposition

ids

𠃊 fishhook
目 eye
小 small

How to find 県 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fishhook” + “eye” + “small”. 県 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 県 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.