鎘 = 金 + 鬲

鎘 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cadmium (element 48”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 鬲 (type of caldron with three hollow legs).

Keyword: cadmium (element 48
Pinyin (Mandarin): lì
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: cadmium (element 48, cd), кадмий (элемент 48, кд)

Decomposition

ids

金 gold
鬲 type of caldron with three hollow legs

How to find 鎘 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gold” + “type of caldron with three hollow legs”. 鎘 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 鎘 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.