蟑 = 虫 + 章

蟑 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cockroach”. It is built from 虫 (insects) and 章 (composition).

Keyword: cockroach
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhāng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: таракан

Decomposition

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虫 insects
章 composition

How to find 蟑 without knowing its reading

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

Open 蟑 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.