鮫 = 魚 + 交

鮫 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “shark”. It is built from 魚 (fish) and 交 (mix).

Keyword: shark
Pinyin (Mandarin): jiāo
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: акула
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 鮫 shark

Decomposition

ids

魚 fish
交 mix

How to find 鮫 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鮫 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.