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探 = 木 + 儿 + 冖 + 扌

探 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “grope”. It is built from 木 (tree), 儿 (human legs), 冖 (cover) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1425.

Keyword
grope
RTK frame
1425
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さぐ.る, さが.す
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
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Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
探 find

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 木 tree
  2. 儿 human legs
  3. 冖 cover
  4. 扌 finger

How to find 探 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “human legs” + “cover”. 探 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 探 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.