鞘 = 革 + 肖

鞘 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “scabbard”. It is built from 革 (leather) and 肖 (look like).

Keyword: scabbard
Pinyin (Mandarin): qiào
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: scabbard, sheath, ножница, sheath
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 鞘 saddle straps

Decomposition

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革 leather
肖 look like

How to find 鞘 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “leather” + “look like”. 鞘 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 鞘 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.