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夹 = 丷 + 夫

夹 is a Japanese kanji, listed here under the keyword “scissors”. It is built from 丷 (horns) and 夫 (husband). It appears as a component in 6 other characters in this index.

Keyword
scissors
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
ножницы
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
夹 be wedged or inserted between

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 丷 horns
  2. 夫 husband

Characters that contain 夹

How to find 夹 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “horns” + “husband”. 夹 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 夹 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.