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偏 = 亻 + 扁

偏 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “partial”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 扁 (fishfinger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1964.

Keyword
partial
RTK frame
1964
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヘン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かたよ.る
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
частичный
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
偏 inclined one side

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 扁 fishfinger

How to find 偏 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “fishfinger”. 偏 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 偏 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.