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質 = 斦 + 貝

質 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “matter”. It is built from 斦 (斦) and 貝 (sea shell). It appears as a component in 8 other characters in this index.

Keyword
matter
Pinyin (Mandarin)
zhì
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
matter, material, substance, материал, материя, субстанция, material, substance
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
質 substance

Decomposition

ids

  1. 斦 斦
  2. 貝 sea shell

Characters that contain 質

How to find 質 without knowing its reading

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

Open 質 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.