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侠 = 亻 + 夹
侠 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “chivalry”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 夹 (scissors). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2245.
- Keyword
- chivalry
- RTK frame
- 2245
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- きゃん, おとこだて
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- tomboy, рыцарство
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 侠 chivalrous person
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 侠 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “scissors”. 侠 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 侠 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.