錦 = 金 + 帛

錦 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “brocade”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 帛 (silks).

Keyword: brocade
Pinyin (Mandarin): jǐn
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: brocade, tapestry, гобелен, парча, tapestry
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 錦 brocade

Decomposition

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金 gold
帛 silks

How to find 錦 without knowing its reading

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

Open 錦 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.