麝 = 鹿 + 射

麝 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “musk deer”. It is built from 鹿 (deer) and 射 (shoot).

Keyword: musk deer
Pinyin (Mandarin): shè
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: олень

Decomposition

ids

鹿 deer
射 shoot

How to find 麝 without knowing its reading

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

Open 麝 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.