究 = 穴 + 九

究 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “examine”. It is built from 穴 (cave) and 九 (nine).

Keyword: examine
Pinyin (Mandarin): jiū
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: examine, investigate, исследовать, investigate
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 究 research

Decomposition

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穴 cave
九 nine

How to find 究 without knowing its reading

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

Open 究 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.