等 = 竹 + 寺

等 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “rank”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 寺 (court).

Keyword: rank
Pinyin (Mandarin): děng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: rank, grade, ранг, степень, grade
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 等 etc.

Decomposition

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竹 bamboo
寺 court

How to find 等 without knowing its reading

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

Open 等 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.