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蛇 = 虫 + 它

蛇 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “snake”. It is built from 虫 (insects) and 它 (it).

Keyword
snake
Pinyin (Mandarin)
shé
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
змея
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
蛇 snake

Decomposition

ids

  1. 虫 insects
  2. 它 it

How to find 蛇 without knowing its reading

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

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