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彫 = 周 + 彡
彫 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “carve”. It is built from 周 (circumference) and 彡 (bristle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1846.
- Keyword
- carve
- RTK frame
- 1846
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- チョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ほ.る, -ぼ.り
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- резной
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 彫 carve
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 彫 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “circumference” + “bristle”. 彫 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 彫 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.