Left: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white.), right: ladle 勺
(i.e. at bow shooting/archery) A white ladle serves: as target.

Top: plant 艹, bottom: promise, treaty 约 (The thread 糹/糸 at the ladle 勺 reminds to the promise.)
This plant gives the promise to be: medicine.

Left: thread 纟/糸, right: ladle 勺
The thread at the ladle reminds to the contract.

Image of a ladle 勹 with sth. 丶 in it.

Left: earth 土, right: ladle 勺 with a bit more 丶ノ in it
The earth in the ladle is in the average.

Left: metal 钅/金; right: ladle 勺 (here: hook 勹 with bait 丶)
Made of metal is the hook: for fishing.

Outside: ladle, spoon 勺, inside: ice 冫(here: for both)
If there is something in the ladle for both, then it is even.

Left: wine mug 酉, right: sháo 勺 (18 ml: image of a ladle 勹 with sth. in 丶)
Wine in portions of one sháo was poured in and drank.

Left: fire 火, right: ladle 勺 (here: as a fire pot)
Take the fire into a 'ladle' (fire pot) to make it: bright and luminous.

Left: sound/noise 音 (Stand/Get up 立 into the day 日 with sounds [of the alarm clock]), right: well-distributed 匀 (a ladle 勹 with sth. in 冫 for both 冫)
A sound that is well-balanced is a beautiful sound.

Left: gold, metal 钅/金, right: well-distributed 匀 (a ladle 勹 with sth. in 冫 for both 冫)
Like gold, such well-balanced are: "your honor".

Left: 豸 (hairy animal or var. of pig 豕), right: ladle 勺
The hairy animals with dots like ladles is the leopard.