薊 = 艹 + 魝

薊 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “genus cirsium”. It is built from 艹 (grass) and 魝 (魝).

Keyword: genus cirsium
Pinyin (Mandarin): jì
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: genus cirsium, thistles, род cirsium, чертополох, thistles

Decomposition

ids

艹 grass
魝魝

How to find 薊 without knowing its reading

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

Open 薊 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.