蛸 = 虫 + 肖

蛸 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “long legged spider”. It is built from 虫 (insects) and 肖 (look like).

Keyword: long legged spider
Pinyin (Mandarin): shāo
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: длинноногий паук
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 蛸 octopus

Decomposition

ids

虫 insects
肖 look like

How to find 蛸 without knowing its reading

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

Open 蛸 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.