苁 = 艹 + 从

苁 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cistanche deserticola”. It is built from 艹 (grass) and 从 (from).

Keyword: cistanche deserticola
Pinyin (Mandarin): cōng
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: cistanche deserticola, desert-broomrape, пустынная метла, desert-broomrape

Decomposition

ids

艹 grass
从 from

How to find 苁 without knowing its reading

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

Open 苁 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.