鵜 = 弟 + 鳥

鵜 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “pelican”. It is built from 弟 (young brother) and 鳥 (bird).

Keyword: pelican
Pinyin (Mandarin): tí
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: пеликан
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 鵜 cormorant

Decomposition

ids

弟 young brother
鳥 bird

How to find 鵜 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鵜 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.