Chinese Character Wiki
舀

yǎo

to scoop up

Depicts a hand (爪) scooping out pounded rice from a mortar (臼).

Components
爪 iconic component

爪  Iconic component

zhǎo, zhuǎ

  

hand, claw

臼 iconic component

臼  Iconic component

jiù

  

mortar

Evolution

舀 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
舀 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

舀  

yǎo

dip, ladle; ladle; to ladle out; to scoop up

Most common words with 舀
Freq.
Word
Meaning

舀

to ladle out

舀子

ladle

Component uses

Sound component in 5 characters (1 verified)

蹈 稻 滔 韜 韬

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4302nd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

10

Unicode

U+8200

Shuowen

“舀，抒臼也。从爪、臼。《詩》曰：‘或簸或舀。’抭，舀或从手，从宂。臼，舀或从臼、宂。”


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