螑 = 虫 + 臭

螑 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “螑”. It is built from 虫 (insects) and 臭 (smell).

Keyword: 螑
Pinyin (Mandarin): xiù
Script: Chinese hanzi

Decomposition

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虫 insects
臭 smell

How to find 螑 without knowing its reading

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

Open 螑 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.