麴 = 麥 + 匊

麴 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “yeast”. It is built from 麥 (wheat) and 匊 (handful).

Keyword: yeast
Pinyin (Mandarin): qū
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: yeast, leaven, дрожжи, левша, leaven

Decomposition

ids

麥 wheat
匊 handful

How to find 麴 without knowing its reading

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

Open 麴 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.