祇 = 礻 + 氏

祇 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “the spirit of the earth”. It is built from 礻 (cult) and 氏 (clan).

Keyword: the spirit of the earth
Pinyin (Mandarin): qí
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: дух земли
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 祇 local god

Decomposition

ids

礻 cult
氏 clan

How to find 祇 without knowing its reading

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

Open 祇 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.