败 = 贝 + 攵

败 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “be defeated”. It is built from 贝 (sea shell) and 攵 (rap).

Keyword: be defeated
Pinyin (Mandarin): bài
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: be defeated, decline, fail, побежденный, провал, упадок, decline, fail

Decomposition

ids

贝 sea shell
攵 rap

How to find 败 without knowing its reading

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

Open 败 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.