鳶 = 弋 + 鳥

鳶 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “kite”. It is built from 弋 (catch) and 鳥 (bird).

Keyword: kite
Pinyin (Mandarin): yuān
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: кайт
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 鳶 black kite

Decomposition

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弋 catch
鳥 bird

How to find 鳶 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鳶 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.