龋 = 齿 + 禹

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

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

Decomposition

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齿 teeth
禹 legendary hsia dynasty founder

How to find 龋 without knowing its reading

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

Open 龋 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.