懂中文 Dong Chinese

勺

sháo

spoon

Pictograph of a ladle with food in it.

Evolution

勺 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
勺 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
勺 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
勺 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

勺  

sháo

spoon, ladle; unit of volume; spoon; ladle; CL:把[bǎ]; abbr. for 公勺[gōng​sháo], centiliter (unit of volume)

Most common words with 勺
Freq.
Word
Meaning

勺

spoon

勺子

scoop

后脑勺

back of the head

汤勺

soup ladle

掌勺

chef

Component uses

Meaning component in 3 characters (0 verified)

釣 钓 杓

Sound component in 12 characters (4 verified)

的 約 约 豹 釣 钓 灼 酌 芍 趵 妁 玓