糟 = 米 + 曹

糟 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “sediment”. It is built from 米 (hulled or husked uncooked rice) and 曹 (ministry officials).

Keyword: sediment
Pinyin (Mandarin): zāo
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: sediment, dregs, осадок, отбросы, dregs
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 糟 lees

Decomposition

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米 hulled or husked uncooked rice
曹 ministry officials

How to find 糟 without knowing its reading

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

Open 糟 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.