苯 = 艹 + 本

苯 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “benzene”. It is built from 艹 (grass) and 本 (root).

Keyword: benzene
Pinyin (Mandarin): běn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: бензол

Decomposition

ids

艹 grass
本 root

How to find 苯 without knowing its reading

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

Open 苯 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.