硬 = 石 + 更

硬 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “hard”. It is built from 石 (stone) and 更 (more).

Keyword: hard
Pinyin (Mandarin): yìng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: hard, firm, strong, сильный, твердый, firm, strong
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 硬 stiff

Decomposition

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石 stone
更 more

How to find 硬 without knowing its reading

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

Open 硬 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.