錆 = 金 + 青

錆 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “the color of a mineral”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 青 (blue).

Keyword: the color of a mineral
Pinyin (Mandarin): qiāng
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: цвет минерала
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 錆 rust

Decomposition

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金 gold
青 blue

How to find 錆 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gold” + “blue”. 錆 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 錆 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.