黠 = 黑 + 吉

黠 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “sly”. It is built from 黑 (black) and 吉 (lucky).

Keyword: sly
Pinyin (Mandarin): xiá
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: sly, cunning, shrewd, проницательный, хитрый, cunning, shrewd

Decomposition

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黑 black
吉 lucky

How to find 黠 without knowing its reading

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

Open 黠 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.