钗 = 钅 + 叉

钗 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “ornamental hairpin”. It is built from 钅 (gold) and 叉 (crotch).

Keyword: ornamental hairpin
Pinyin (Mandarin): chāi
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: декоративная шпилька

Decomposition

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钅 gold
叉 crotch

How to find 钗 without knowing its reading

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

Open 钗 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.