臥 = 臣 + 人

臥 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “lie down”. It is built from 臣 (minister) and 人 (man).

Keyword: lie down
Pinyin (Mandarin): wò
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: ложиться
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 臥 supinate

Decomposition

ids

臣 minister
人 man

How to find 臥 without knowing its reading

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

Open 臥 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.