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痴 = 知 + 疒

痴 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “stupid”. It is built from 知 (know) and 疒 (sickness radical). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1814.

Keyword
stupid
RTK frame
1814
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
し.れる, おろか
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
глупый
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
痴 foolish

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 知 know
  2. 疒 sickness radical

How to find 痴 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “know” + “sickness radical”. 痴 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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