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負 = 𠂊 + 貝

負 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “load”. It is built from 𠂊 (bound up) and 貝 (sea shell). It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword
load
Pinyin (Mandarin)
fù
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
load, burden, бремя, груз, burden
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
負 defeat

Decomposition

ids

  1. 𠂊 bound up
  2. 貝 sea shell

Characters that contain 負

How to find 負 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bound up” + “sea shell”. 負 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 負 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.