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蠣 = 虫 + 厲

蠣 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “oyster”. It is built from 虫 (insects) and 厲 (whetstone).

Keyword
oyster
Pinyin (Mandarin)
lì
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
устрица

Decomposition

ids

  1. 虫 insects
  2. 厲 whetstone

How to find 蠣 without knowing its reading

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

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