約 = 糹 + 勺

約 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “treaty”. It is built from 糹 (silk) and 勺 (spoon). It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: treaty
Pinyin (Mandarin): yuē
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: treaty, agreement, covenant, договор, завет, соглашение, agreement, covenant
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 約 promise

Decomposition

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糹 silk
勺 spoon

Characters that contain 約

喲 ah
箹箹
葯 orris root

How to find 約 without knowing its reading

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

Open 約 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.