蝎 = 虫 + 曷

蝎 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “scorpion”. It is built from 虫 (insects) and 曷 (why? what? where?).

Keyword: scorpion
Pinyin (Mandarin): xiē
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: скорпион

Decomposition

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虫 insects
曷 why? what? where?

How to find 蝎 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “insects” + “why? what? where?”. 蝎 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 蝎 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.