笄 = 竹 + 开

笄 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “a hairpin”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 开 (open).

Keyword: a hairpin
Pinyin (Mandarin): jī
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: шпилька

Decomposition

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竹 bamboo
开 open

How to find 笄 without knowing its reading

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

Open 笄 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.