禍 = 礻 + 咼

禍 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “misfortune”. It is built from 礻 (cult) and 咼 (chat).

Keyword: misfortune
Pinyin (Mandarin): huò
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: misfortune, calamity, disaster, бедствие, катастрофа, несчастье, calamity, disaster
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 禍 calamity

Decomposition

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礻 cult
咼 chat

How to find 禍 without knowing its reading

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

Open 禍 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.