莼 = 艹 + 纯

莼 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “an edible water plant-brasenia”. It is built from 艹 (grass) and 纯 (pure).

Keyword: an edible water plant-brasenia
Pinyin (Mandarin): chún
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: съедобная вода растительного происхождения

Decomposition

ids

艹 grass
纯 pure

How to find 莼 without knowing its reading

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

Open 莼 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.