勺
spoon; ladle; CL:把[ba3]; abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume)
3 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,395 U+52FA
How 勺 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A spoon 勹 with something in it 丶
components: 勹 丶
How to remember it
ladle · Heisig RSH #69
bound up + a drop of
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 勺 as their sound component
These characters all use 勺 (sháo) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勺 sound component | sháo | spoon, ladle; unit of volume |
| 酌 | zhuó | to pour wine, to drink wine; to deliberate, to consider |
| 豹 | bào | leopard, panther; surname |
| 灼 | zhuó | to burn, to cauterize; bright |
| 芍 | sháo | peony; water chestnuts |
| 妁 | shuò | matchmaker, go-between |
| 玓 | dì | pearl |
| 趵 | bào | the noise of tramping feet |
Words containing 勺
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一马勺坏一锅 | yī mǎ sháo huài yī guō | one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom); one bad apple spoils the barrel |
| 后脑勺 | hòu nǎo sháo | back of the head |
| 勺子 | sháo zi | spoon; ladle; CL:把[ba3] |
| 水勺 | shuǐ sháo | ladle; dipper (for water) |
| 马勺 | mǎ sháo | wooden ladle |
| 公勺 | gōng sháo | serving spoon; centiliter (i.e. 10 ml) |
| 勺嘴鹬 | sháo zuǐ yù | (bird species of China) spoon-billed sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) |
| 勺鸡 | sháo jī | (bird species of China) koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha) |
| 脑勺 | nǎo sháo | back of the head |
| 饭勺 | fàn sháo | rice paddle |
| 挖耳勺 | wā ěr sháo | ear pick |
| 耳挖勺 | ěr wā sháo | (dialect) earpick; curette |
| 汤勺 | tāng sháo | soup ladle |
| 掌勺 | zhǎng sháo | to be in charge of the cooking; to be the chef; head cook; chef |
| 漏勺 | lòu sháo | perforated spoon; strainer spoon; skimmer |
| 叉勺 | chā sháo | spork |
| 掏耳勺 | tāo ěr sháo | ear pick |
| 炒勺 | chǎo sháo | wok with a long handle; wok spatula; ladle |
| 刮勺 | guā sháo | scraper; trowel; putty knife |
| 舀勺 | yǎo sháo | scoop; dipper |