鼇 = 敖 + 黽

鼇 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “huge sea turtle”. It is built from 敖 (ramble) and 黽 (to strive).

Keyword: huge sea turtle
Pinyin (Mandarin): áo
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: большая морская черепаха

Decomposition

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敖 ramble
黽 to strive

How to find 鼇 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ramble” + “to strive”. 鼇 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 鼇 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.