蝣 = 虫 + 斿

蝣 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “ephemera strigata”. It is built from 虫 (insects) and 斿 (to swim).

Keyword: ephemera strigata
Pinyin (Mandarin): yóu
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: ephemera strigata, mayfly, мэйфлай, эфемера стригата, mayfly

Decomposition

ids

虫 insects
斿 to swim

How to find 蝣 without knowing its reading

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

Open 蝣 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.