箋 = 竹 + 戔

箋 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “note”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 戔 (small).

Keyword: note
Pinyin (Mandarin): jiān
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: note, memo, записка, примечание, memo
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 箋 stationery

Decomposition

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竹 bamboo
戔 small

How to find 箋 without knowing its reading

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

Open 箋 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.