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買

買 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “buy”. It is built from 罒 (net) and 貝 (sea shell). It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword
buy
Pinyin (Mandarin)
mǎi
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
buy, purchase, купить, purchase
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
買 buy

Decomposition

ids

  1. 罒 net
  2. radical 122
  3. 貝 sea shell

Characters that contain 買

How to find 買 without knowing its reading

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

Open 買 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.