贸 = 刀 + 贝

贸 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “trade”. It is built from 刀 (knife) and 贝 (sea shell).

Keyword: trade
Pinyin (Mandarin): mào
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: trade, barter, бартер, торговля, barter

Decomposition

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刀 knife
贝 sea shell

How to find 贸 without knowing its reading

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

Open 贸 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.