魷 = 魚 + 尤

魷 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cuttlefish”. It is built from 魚 (fish) and 尤 (especially).

Keyword: cuttlefish
Pinyin (Mandarin): yóu
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: каракатица

Decomposition

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魚 fish
尤 especially

How to find 魷 without knowing its reading

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

Open 魷 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.