磁 = 石 + 兹

磁 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “magnetic”. It is built from 石 (stone) and 兹 (now).

Keyword: magnetic
Pinyin (Mandarin): cí
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: магнит
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 磁 magnet

Decomposition

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石 stone
兹 now

How to find 磁 without knowing its reading

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

Open 磁 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.