鯊 = 沙 + 魚

鯊 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “shark”. It is built from 沙 (sand) and 魚 (fish).

Keyword: shark
Pinyin (Mandarin): shā
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: акула

Decomposition

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沙 sand
魚 fish

How to find 鯊 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鯊 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.