螟 = 虫 + 冥

螟 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “snout moth's larva”. It is built from 虫 (insects) and 冥 (dark).

Keyword: snout moth's larva
Pinyin (Mandarin): míng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: личинка мотылька

Decomposition

ids

虫 insects
冥 dark

How to find 螟 without knowing its reading

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

Open 螟 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.