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紐 = 丑 + 糸

紐 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “string”. It is built from 丑 (sign of the cow) and 糸 (thread). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2703.

Keyword
string
RTK frame
2703
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チュウ, ジュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひも
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
струна
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
紐 knot

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 丑 sign of the cow
  2. 糸 thread

How to find 紐 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sign of the cow” + “thread”. 紐 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 紐 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.