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丞 = ノ + 一 + 亅

丞 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “helping hand”. It is built from ノ (katakana no), 一 (one) and 亅 (hook). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2927. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
helping hand
RTK frame
2927
Strokes
6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジョウ, ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すく.う, たす.ける
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
help, помогая рукой, coral
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
丞 assist

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. ノ katakana no
  2. 一 one
  3. 亅 hook

Characters that contain 丞

How to find 丞 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “katakana no” + “one” + “hook”. 丞 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 丞 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.