鸭 = 甲 + 鸟

鸭 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “duck”. It is built from 甲 (armor) and 鸟 (bird).

Keyword: duck
Pinyin (Mandarin): yā
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: утка

Decomposition

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甲 armor
鸟 bird

How to find 鸭 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鸭 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.