破 = 石 + 皮

破 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “break”. It is built from 石 (stone) and 皮 (skin).

Keyword: break
Pinyin (Mandarin): pò
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: break, ruin, destroy, разрушать, ruin, destroy
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 破 rend

Decomposition

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石 stone
皮 skin

How to find 破 without knowing its reading

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

Open 破 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.