蠟 = 虫 + 巤

蠟 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “wax”. It is built from 虫 (insects) and 巤 (a mane).

Keyword: wax
Pinyin (Mandarin): là
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: воск

Decomposition

ids

虫 insects
巤 a mane

How to find 蠟 without knowing its reading

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

Open 蠟 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.