紙 = 糹 + 氏

紙 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “paper”. It is built from 糹 (silk) and 氏 (clan).

Keyword: paper
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhǐ
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: бумага
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 紙 paper

Decomposition

ids

糹 silk
氏 clan

How to find 紙 without knowing its reading

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

Open 紙 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.