鎂 = 金 + 美

鎂 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “magnesium (element 12”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 美 (beautiful).

Keyword: magnesium (element 12
Pinyin (Mandarin): měi
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: magnesium (element 12, mg), магний (элемент 12, мг)

Decomposition

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金 gold
美 beautiful

How to find 鎂 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鎂 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.