敝 = ⺌ + 冂 + 巾 + 攵

敝 is a Japanese kanji, listed here under the keyword “shredder”. It is built from ⺌ (small radical), 冂 (border), 巾 (towel) and 攵 (rap). It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword: shredder
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ヘイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): やぶ.れる
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: измельчитель, penguin
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 敝 break

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

⺌ small radical
冂 border
巾 towel
攵 rap

Characters that contain 敝

幣 cash
蔽 cover over
弊 abuse
瞥 glimpse
鼈 snapping turtle

How to find 敝 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “small radical” + “border” + “towel”. 敝 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 敝 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.