紐 = 糹 + 丑

紐 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “knot”. It is built from 糹 (silk) and 丑 (clown).

Keyword: knot
Pinyin (Mandarin): niǔ
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: узел
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 紐 string

Decomposition

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糹 silk
丑 clown

How to find 紐 without knowing its reading

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

Open 紐 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.