薹 = 艹 + 臺

薹 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cyperus rotundus”. It is built from 艹 (grass) and 臺 (tower).

Keyword: cyperus rotundus
Pinyin (Mandarin): tái
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: cyperus rotundus, nut grass, ореховая трава, nut grass

Decomposition

ids

艹 grass
臺 tower

How to find 薹 without knowing its reading

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

Open 薹 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.