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状 = 犬 + 丬

状 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “status quo”. It is built from 犬 (dog) and 丬 (turtle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 254.

Keyword
status quo
RTK frame
254
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジョウ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
статус кво
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
状 form

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 犬 dog
  2. 丬 turtle

How to find 状 without knowing its reading

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

Open 状 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.