鵲 = 昔 + 鳥

鵲 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “magpie”. It is built from 昔 (formerly) and 鳥 (bird).

Keyword: magpie
Pinyin (Mandarin): què
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: сорока

Decomposition

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昔 formerly
鳥 bird

How to find 鵲 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鵲 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.