鸯 = 央 + 鸟

鸯 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “female mandarin duck (aix galericulata)”. It is built from 央 (center) and 鸟 (bird).

Keyword: female mandarin duck (aix galericulata)
Pinyin (Mandarin): yāng
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: женская утка мандарин (aix galericulata)

Decomposition

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央 center
鸟 bird

How to find 鸯 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鸯 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.