蛤 = 虫 + 合

蛤 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “clam”. It is built from 虫 (insects) and 合 (combine).

Keyword: clam
Pinyin (Mandarin): há
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: моллюск
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 蛤 clam

Decomposition

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虫 insects
合 combine

How to find 蛤 without knowing its reading

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

Open 蛤 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.