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蛍 = 𭕄 + 冖 + 虫

蛍 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “glow-worm”. It is built from 𭕄 (owl crown), 冖 (cover) and 虫 (insects).

Keyword
glow-worm
Pinyin (Mandarin)
yíng
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
glow-worm, luminous insect, светящиеся насекомые, светящиеся черви, luminous insect
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
蛍 lightning bug

Decomposition

ids

  1. 𭕄 owl crown
  2. 冖 cover
  3. 虫 insects

How to find 蛍 without knowing its reading

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

Open 蛍 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.