鼋 = 元 + 黾

鼋 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “large turtle”. It is built from 元 (first) and 黾 (to strive).

Keyword: large turtle
Pinyin (Mandarin): yuán
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: large turtle, sea turtle, большая черепаха, морская черепаха, sea turtle

Decomposition

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元 first
黾 to strive

How to find 鼋 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鼋 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.