社 = 礻 + 土

社 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “god of the soil and altars to him”. It is built from 礻 (cult) and 土 (soil).

Keyword: god of the soil and altars to him
Pinyin (Mandarin): shè
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: бог земли и алтарей ему
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 社 company

Decomposition

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礻 cult
土 soil

How to find 社 without knowing its reading

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

Open 社 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.