The Chinese Radical: 勺


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Meaning
ladle, spoon    勺

Explanation Shown is a ladle with something in it. The unit sháo stands for approx. 18ml.

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
target, aim, really and truly, clear
de, dí, dì
Left: white (The shine of the sun makes it white.), right: ladle
(i.e. at bow shooting/archery:) A white ladle serves: as target.
JLPT HSK 2
medicine, drug, cure
yào
Top: plant , bottom: promise, treaty (The thread 糹/ at the ladle reminds to the promise.)
This plant gives the promise to be: medicine.
JLPT HSK 4
contract, treaty, approximately
yāo, yuē
Left: thread 纟/, right: ladle
The thread at the ladle reminds to the contract.
JLPT HSK 4
spoon, ladle, centiliter (i.e. 10 ml)
sháo

Image of a ladle with sth. in it.
JLPT HSK 5
average, equal, even, all, uniform
jūn
Left: earth , right: ladle with a bit more in it
The earth in the ladle is in the average.
JLPT HSK 5
to fish with a hook and bait
diào
Left: metal 钅/; right: ladle (here: hook with bait )
Made of metal is the hook: for fishing.
JLPT HSK 5
even, well-distributed, uniform, to distribute evenly
yún
Outside: ladle, spoon , inside: ice (here: for both)
If there is something in the ladle for both, then it is even.
JLPT HSK 6
to pour wine & drink wine, to deliberate, to consider
zhuó
Left: wine mug , right: sháo (18 ml: image of a ladle with sth. in )
Wine in portions of one sháo was poured in and drank.
JLPT no HSK
luminous, bright, burning, to cauterize
zhuó
Left: fire , right: ladle (here: as a fire pot)
Take the fire into a 'ladle' (fire pot) to make it: bright and luminous.
JLPT no HSK
beautiful sound, charm, vowel, rhyme
yùn
Left: sound/noise (Stand/Get up into the day with sounds [of the alarm clock]), right: well-distributed 匀 (a ladle with sth. in for both )
A sound that is well-balanced is a beautiful sound.
JLPT no HSK
your (honorific), [historic weight 30 catties], great
jūn
Left: gold, metal 钅/, right: well-distributed 匀 (a ladle with sth. in for both )
Like gold, such well-balanced are: "your honor".
JLPT no HSK
leopard, panther
bào
Left: (hairy animal or var. of pig ), right: ladle
The hairy animals with dots like ladles is the leopard.

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