鷸 = 矞 + 鳥

鷸 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “snipe”. It is built from 矞 (bore with awl) and 鳥 (bird).

Keyword: snipe
Pinyin (Mandarin): yù
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: snipe, kingfisher, кингфишер, снайп, kingfisher

Decomposition

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矞 bore with awl
鳥 bird

How to find 鷸 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鷸 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.