貧 = 分 + 貝

貧 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “poor”. It is built from 分 (divide) and 貝 (sea shell).

Keyword: poor
Pinyin (Mandarin): pín
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: poor, impoverished, needy, бедный, нуждающийся, impoverished, needy
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 貧 poverty

Decomposition

ids

分 divide
貝 sea shell

How to find 貧 without knowing its reading

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

Open 貧 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.