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彬 = 彡 + 林

彬 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “copious”. It is built from 彡 (bristle) and 林 (grove). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2589.

Keyword
copious
RTK frame
2589
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒン, フン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うるわ.しい, あき.らか
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
refined, обильный
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
彬 cultivated

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 彡 bristle
  2. 林 grove

How to find 彬 without knowing its reading

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

Open 彬 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.