靠 = 告 + 非

靠 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “lean on”. It is built from 告 (tell) and 非 (not).

Keyword: lean on
Pinyin (Mandarin): kào
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: lean on, trust, depend on, доверять, зависеть от, опираться, trust, depend on

Decomposition

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告 tell
非 not

How to find 靠 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tell” + “not”. 靠 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 靠 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.