羧 = 羊 + 夋

羧 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “carboxyl group”. It is built from 羊 (sheep) and 夋 (to dawdle).

Keyword: carboxyl group
Pinyin (Mandarin): suō
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: карбоксильная группа

Decomposition

ids

羊 sheep
夋 to dawdle

How to find 羧 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sheep” + “to dawdle”. 羧 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 羧 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.