馗 = 九 + 首

馗 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cheekbone”. It is built from 九 (nine) and 首 (head).

Keyword: cheekbone
Pinyin (Mandarin): kuí
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: скула

Decomposition

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九 nine
首 head

How to find 馗 without knowing its reading

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

Open 馗 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.