碇 = 石 + 定

碇 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “anchor”. It is built from 石 (stone) and 定 (decide).

Keyword: anchor
Pinyin (Mandarin): dìng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: якорь
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 碇 grapnel

Decomposition

ids

石 stone
定 decide

How to find 碇 without knowing its reading

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

Open 碇 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.