螈 = 虫 + 原

螈 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “a silkworm”. It is built from 虫 (insects) and 原 (source).

Keyword: a silkworm
Pinyin (Mandarin): yuán
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: шелкопряд

Decomposition

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虫 insects
原 source

How to find 螈 without knowing its reading

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

Open 螈 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.