蝘 = 虫 + 匽

蝘 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “gecko”. It is built from 虫 (insects) and 匽 (to hide).

Keyword: gecko
Pinyin (Mandarin): yǎn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: gecko, kind of cicada, гекко, своего рода цикада, kind of cicada

Decomposition

ids

虫 insects
匽 to hide

How to find 蝘 without knowing its reading

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

Open 蝘 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.