鮎 = 魚 + 占

鮎 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “sheatfish”. It is built from 魚 (fish) and 占 (divine).

Keyword: sheatfish
Pinyin (Mandarin): nián
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: sheatfish, parasilurus asotus, parasilurus asotus, шерстяная рыба
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 鮎 sweet smelt

Decomposition

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魚 fish
占 divine

How to find 鮎 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鮎 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.