鯉 = 魚 + 里

鯉 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “carp”. It is built from 魚 (fish) and 里 (unit of distance).

Keyword: carp
Pinyin (Mandarin): lǐ
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: карп
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 鯉 carp

Decomposition

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魚 fish
里 unit of distance

How to find 鯉 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鯉 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.