鯛 = 魚 + 周

鯛 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “pagrosomus major”. It is built from 魚 (fish) and 周 (zhou dynasty).

Keyword: pagrosomus major
Pinyin (Mandarin): diāo
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: pagrosomus major, porgy, пагросом майор, порги, porgy
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 鯛 sea bream

Decomposition

ids

魚 fish
周 zhou dynasty

How to find 鯛 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鯛 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.