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拐 = 口 + 刀 + 扌

拐 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “kidnap”. It is built from 口 (mouth), 刀 (sword) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 708.

Keyword
kidnap
RTK frame
708
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カイ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
похищение
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
拐 kidnap

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 口 mouth
  2. 刀 sword
  3. 扌 finger

How to find 拐 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “sword” + “finger”. 拐 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 拐 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.