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該 = 言 + 亥

該 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “should”. It is built from 言 (words) and 亥 (twelfth earthly branch).

Keyword
should
Pinyin (Mandarin)
gāi
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
should, ought to, need to, должны, ought to, need to
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
該 above-stated

Decomposition

ids

  1. 言 words
  2. 亥 twelfth earthly branch

How to find 該 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “words” + “twelfth earthly branch”. 該 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 該 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.