苔 = 艹 + 台

苔 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “moss”. It is built from 艹 (grass) and 台 (platform).

Keyword: moss
Pinyin (Mandarin): tái
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: moss, lichen, лишайник, мох, lichen
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 苔 moss

Decomposition

ids

艹 grass
台 platform

How to find 苔 without knowing its reading

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

Open 苔 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.