科 = 禾 + 斗

科 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “section”. It is built from 禾 (grain still on stalk) and 斗 (a dipper). It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: section
Pinyin (Mandarin): kē
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: section, department, science, наука, отдел, секция, department, science
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 科 department

Decomposition

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禾 grain still on stalk
斗 a dipper

Characters that contain 科

嵙 place name
犐犐
萪萪
蝌 tadpole

How to find 科 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grain still on stalk” + “a dipper”. 科 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 科 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.