鸶 = 丝 + 鸟

鸶 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “the eastern egret”. It is built from 丝 (silk) and 鸟 (bird).

Keyword: the eastern egret
Pinyin (Mandarin): sī
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: восточный эгрет

Decomposition

ids

丝 silk
鸟 bird

How to find 鸶 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鸶 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.