蜇 = 折 + 虫

蜇 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “jellyfish”. It is built from 折 (break off) and 虫 (insects).

Keyword: jellyfish
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhē
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: медуза

Decomposition

ids

折 break off
虫 insects

How to find 蜇 without knowing its reading

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

Open 蜇 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.