紋 = 糹 + 文

紋 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “line”. It is built from 糹 (silk) and 文 (literature).

Keyword: line
Pinyin (Mandarin): wén
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: line, streak, stripe, линия, полоса, streak, stripe
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 紋 family crest

Decomposition

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糹 silk
文 literature

How to find 紋 without knowing its reading

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

Open 紋 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.