箔 = 竹 + 泊

箔 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “reed screen”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 泊 (anchor vessel).

Keyword: reed screen
Pinyin (Mandarin): bó
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: экран тростника
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 箔 foil

Decomposition

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竹 bamboo
泊 anchor vessel

How to find 箔 without knowing its reading

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

Open 箔 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.