険 = 阝 + 㑒

険 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “narrow pass”. It is built from 阝 (place) and 㑒 (awl).

Keyword: narrow pass
Pinyin (Mandarin): xiǎn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: narrow pass, strategic point, стратегическая точка, узкий проход, strategic point
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 険 precipitous

Decomposition

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阝 place
㑒 awl

How to find 険 without knowing its reading

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

Open 険 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.