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筑 = 竹 + 巩

筑 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “ancient harp”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 巩 (consolidate). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2681. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
ancient harp
RTK frame
2681
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チク
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
an ancient musical instrument, древняя арфа
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
筑 ancient lute

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 竹 bamboo
  2. 巩 consolidate

Characters that contain 筑

How to find 筑 without knowing its reading

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

Open 筑 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.