雞 = 奚 + 隹

雞 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “chickens”. It is built from 奚 (where? what? how? why?) and 隹 (short-tailed bird).

Keyword: chickens
Pinyin (Mandarin): jī
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: курица

Decomposition

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奚 where? what? how? why?
隹 short-tailed bird

How to find 雞 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “where? what? how? why?” + “short-tailed bird”. 雞 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 雞 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.