蛩 = 巩 + 虫

蛩 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cricket”. It is built from 巩 (bind) and 虫 (insects).

Keyword: cricket
Pinyin (Mandarin): qióng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: cricket, locust, крикет, саранча, locust

Decomposition

ids

巩 bind
虫 insects

How to find 蛩 without knowing its reading

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

Open 蛩 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.