缁 = 纟 + 甾

缁 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “black silk”. It is built from 纟 (silk) and 甾 (ground that has been under cultivation for one year).

Keyword: black silk
Pinyin (Mandarin): zī
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: черный шелк

Decomposition

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纟 silk
甾 ground that has been under cultivation for one year

How to find 缁 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “silk” + “ground that has been under cultivation for one year”. 缁 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 缁 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.