錨 = 金 + 苗

錨 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “anchor”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 苗 (sprouts).

Keyword: anchor
Pinyin (Mandarin): máo
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: якорь
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 錨 anchor

Decomposition

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金 gold
苗 sprouts

How to find 錨 without knowing its reading

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

Open 錨 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.