齲 = 齒 + 禹

齲 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “tooth decay”. It is built from 齒 (teeth) and 禹 (legendary hsia dynasty founder).

Keyword: tooth decay
Pinyin (Mandarin): qǔ
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: кариес

Decomposition

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齒 teeth
禹 legendary hsia dynasty founder

How to find 齲 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “teeth” + “legendary hsia dynasty founder”. 齲 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 齲 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.