蛎 = 虫 + 厉

蛎 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “oyster”. It is built from 虫 (insects) and 厉 (whetstone).

Keyword: oyster
Pinyin (Mandarin): lì
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: устрица
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 蛎 oyster

Decomposition

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虫 insects
厉 whetstone

How to find 蛎 without knowing its reading

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

Open 蛎 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.