辟 = 尸 + 口 + 辛

辟 is a Japanese kanji, listed here under the keyword “heki”. It is built from 尸 (corpse), 口 (mouth) and 辛 (spicy). It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword: heki
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ヘキ, ヒ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): きみ, ひら.く, め.す
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: ketchup, эки, hot pepper
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi: 辟 law

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

尸 corpse
口 mouth
辛 spicy

Characters that contain 辟

壁 wall
璧 holed gem
避 evade
癖 mannerism
譬 parable

How to find 辟 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “corpse” + “mouth” + “spicy”. 辟 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 辟 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.