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牌 = 卑 + 片
牌 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “mahjong tiles”. It is built from 卑 (lowly) and 片 (one-sided). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2885.
- Keyword
- mahjong tiles
- RTK frame
- 2885
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ハイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ぱい, ふだ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- label, плитка маджонга
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 牌 signboard
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 牌 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “lowly” + “one-sided”. 牌 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 牌 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.