錐 = 金 + 隹

錐 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “gimlet”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 隹 (short-tailed bird).

Keyword: gimlet
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhuī
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: gimlet, awl, drill, auger, гимлет, дрель, шип, шнек, awl, drill, auger
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 錐 awl

Decomposition

ids

金 gold
隹 short-tailed bird

How to find 錐 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gold” + “short-tailed bird”. 錐 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 錐 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.