耵 = 耳 + 丁

耵 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “earwax”. It is built from 耳 (ear) and 丁 (male adult).

Keyword: earwax
Pinyin (Mandarin): dīng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: ушная сера

Decomposition

ids

耳 ear
丁 male adult

How to find 耵 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ear” + “male adult”. 耵 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 耵 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.