陘 = 阝 + 巠

陘 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “defile”. It is built from 阝 (place) and 巠 (streams running underground).

Keyword: defile
Pinyin (Mandarin): xíng
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: defile, mountain pass, gorge, горный перевал, дефиле, ущелье, mountain pass, gorge

Decomposition

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阝 place
巠 streams running underground

How to find 陘 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “place” + “streams running underground”. 陘 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 陘 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.