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維 = 糸 + 隹
維 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “fiber”. It is built from 糸 (thread) and 隹 (short-tailed bird). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1441. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- fiber
- RTK frame
- 1441
- Strokes
- 14
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- イ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- волокно
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 維 maintain
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 維
How to find 維 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thread” + “short-tailed bird”. 維 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 維 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.