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融 = 虫 + 鬲

融 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “dissolve”. It is built from 虫 (insect) and 鬲 (cauldron). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1123.

Keyword
dissolve
RTK frame
1123
Strokes
16
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ユウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
と.ける, と.かす
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
растворяться
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
融 melt

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 虫 insect
  2. 鬲 cauldron

How to find 融 without knowing its reading

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

Open 融 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.