賀 = 加 + 貝

賀 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “congratulate”. It is built from 加 (add to) and 貝 (sea shell).

Keyword: congratulate
Pinyin (Mandarin): hè
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: поздравлять
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 賀 congratulations

Decomposition

ids

加 add to
貝 sea shell

How to find 賀 without knowing its reading

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

Open 賀 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.