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鱗 = 魚 + 粦

鱗 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “fish scales”. It is built from 魚 (fish) and 粦 (phosphorus (element 15).

Keyword
fish scales
Pinyin (Mandarin)
lín
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
чешуя рыбы
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
鱗 scaled

Decomposition

ids

  1. 魚 fish
  2. 粦 phosphorus (element 15

How to find 鱗 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fish” + “phosphorus (element 15”. 鱗 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 鱗 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.