螯 = 敖 + 虫

螯 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “nippers”. It is built from 敖 (ramble) and 虫 (insects).

Keyword: nippers
Pinyin (Mandarin): áo
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: нипперы

Decomposition

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敖 ramble
虫 insects

How to find 螯 without knowing its reading

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

Open 螯 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.