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购 = 贝 + 勾

购 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “buy”. It is built from 贝 (sea shell) and 勾 (hook).

Keyword
buy
Pinyin (Mandarin)
gòu
Script
Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as
buy, purchase, купить, purchase

Decomposition

ids

  1. 贝 sea shell
  2. 勾 hook

How to find 购 without knowing its reading

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

Open 购 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.