彦 = 立 + 厂 + 彡

彦 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “lad”. It is built from 立 (stand up), 厂 (cliff) and 彡 (bristle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1852. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: lad
RTK frame: 1852
Strokes: 9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ゲン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ひこ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: парень
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi: 彦 elegant

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 彦

How to find 彦 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stand up” + “cliff” + “bristle”. 彦 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 彦 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.