紺 = 糹 + 甘

紺 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “dark blue or reddish color”. It is built from 糹 (silk) and 甘 (sweetness).

Keyword: dark blue or reddish color
Pinyin (Mandarin): gàn
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: темно-синий или красноватый цвет
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 紺 navy blue

Decomposition

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糹 silk
甘 sweetness

How to find 紺 without knowing its reading

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

Open 紺 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.