街 = 彳 + 圭 + 亍

街 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “street”. It is built from 彳 (step with left foot), 圭 (jade pointed at top) and 亍 (to take small steps).

Keyword: street
Pinyin (Mandarin): jiē
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: street, road, thoroughfare, дорога, магистраль, улица, road, thoroughfare
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 街 boulevard

Decomposition

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彳 step with left foot
圭 jade pointed at top
亍 to take small steps

How to find 街 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “step with left foot” + “jade pointed at top” + “to take small steps”. 街 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 街 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.