錮 = 金 + 固

錮 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “run metal into cracks”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 固 (to become solid).

Keyword: run metal into cracks
Pinyin (Mandarin): gù
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: металл в трещины
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 錮 weld

Decomposition

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金 gold
固 to become solid

How to find 錮 without knowing its reading

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

Open 錮 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.