鯤 = 魚 + 昆

鯤 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “spawn”. It is built from 魚 (fish) and 昆 (elder brother).

Keyword: spawn
Pinyin (Mandarin): kūn
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: нерест

Decomposition

ids

魚 fish
昆 elder brother

How to find 鯤 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鯤 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.