菡 = 艹 + 函

菡 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “buds”. It is built from 艹 (grass) and 函 (correspondence).

Keyword: buds
Pinyin (Mandarin): hàn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: buds, lotus buds, почки, почки лотоса, lotus buds

Decomposition

ids

艹 grass
函 correspondence

How to find 菡 without knowing its reading

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

Open 菡 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.