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鹊 = 昔 + 鸟

鹊 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “magpie”. It is built from 昔 (formerly) and 鸟 (bird).

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

Decomposition

ids

  1. 昔 formerly
  2. 鸟 bird

How to find 鹊 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鹊 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.