精 = 米 + 青

精 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “essence”. It is built from 米 (hulled or husked uncooked rice) and 青 (blue).

Keyword: essence
Pinyin (Mandarin): jīng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: сущность
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 精 refined

Decomposition

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米 hulled or husked uncooked rice
青 blue

How to find 精 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hulled or husked uncooked rice” + “blue”. 精 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 精 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.