鱷 = 魚 + 噩

鱷 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “crocodile”. It is built from 魚 (fish) and 噩 (bad).

Keyword: crocodile
Pinyin (Mandarin): è
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: crocodile, alligator, аллигатор, крокодил, alligator

Decomposition

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魚 fish
噩 bad

How to find 鱷 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鱷 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.