馊 = 饣 + 叟

馊 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “spoiled”. It is built from 饣 (eat) and 叟 (old man).

Keyword: spoiled
Pinyin (Mandarin): sōu
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: spoiled, rotten, stale, rancid, гнилый, испорченный, несвежий, прогорклый, rotten, stale, rancid

Decomposition

ids

饣 eat
叟 old man

How to find 馊 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “eat” + “old man”. 馊 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 馊 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.