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錫 = 易 + 金
錫 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tin”. It is built from 易 (easy) and 金 (gold). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2786.
- Keyword
- tin
- RTK frame
- 2786
- Strokes
- 16
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- セキ, シャク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- すず, たま.う
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- copper, олово
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 錫 tin (element 50
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 錫 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “easy” + “gold”. 錫 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 錫 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.