箜 = 竹 + 空

箜 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “ancient string music instrument”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 空 (empty).

Keyword: ancient string music instrument
Pinyin (Mandarin): kōng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: древний струнный музыкальный инструмент

Decomposition

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竹 bamboo
空 empty

How to find 箜 without knowing its reading

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

Open 箜 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.