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该

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

Keyword
should
Pinyin (Mandarin)
gāi
Script
Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as
should, ought to, need to, должны, ought to, need to

Decomposition

ids

  1. 讠 words
  2. simplified kangxi radical 149
  3. 亥 twelfth earthly branch

How to find 该 without knowing its reading

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

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