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蜡 = 虫 + 昔

蜡 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “wax”. It is built from 虫 (insects) and 昔 (formerly).

Keyword
wax
Pinyin (Mandarin)
là
Script
Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as
воск

Decomposition

ids

  1. 虫 insects
  2. 昔 formerly

How to find 蜡 without knowing its reading

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

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