稽 = 禾 + 尤 + 旨

稽 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “examine”. It is built from 禾 (grain still on stalk), 尤 (especially) and 旨 (purpose).

Keyword: examine
Pinyin (Mandarin): jī
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: examine, investigate, исследовать, investigate
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 稽 training

Decomposition

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禾 grain still on stalk
尤 especially
旨 purpose

How to find 稽 without knowing its reading

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

Open 稽 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.