降 = 阝 + 夅

降 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “descend”. It is built from 阝 (place) and 夅 (to descend).

Keyword: descend
Pinyin (Mandarin): jiàng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: descend, fall, drop, падать, fall, drop
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 降 descend

Decomposition

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阝 place
夅 to descend

How to find 降 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “place” + “to descend”. 降 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 降 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.