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:
HSK 1
target, aim, really and truly, clear
de, dí, dì
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.  
HSK 2
medicine, drug, cure
yào
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.  
HSK 4
contract, treaty, approximately
yāo, yuē
Left: thread 纟/糸, right: ladle 勺
The thread at the ladle reminds to the contract.  
HSK 4
spoon, ladle, centiliter (i.e. 10 ml)
sháo

Image of a ladle 勹 with sth. 丶 in it.  
HSK 5
average, equal, even, all, uniform
jūn
Left: earth 土, right: ladle 勺 with a bit more 丶ノ in it
The earth in the ladle is in the average.  
HSK 5
to fish with a hook and bait
diào
Left: metal 钅/金; right: ladle 勺 (here: hook 勹 with bait 丶)
Made of metal is the hook: for fishing.  
HSK 5
even, well-distributed, uniform, to distribute evenly
yún
Outside: ladle, spoon 勺, inside: ice 冫(here: for both)
If there is something in the ladle for both, then it is even.  
HSK 6
to pour wine & drink wine, to deliberate, to consider
zhuó
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.  
no HSK
luminous, bright, burning, to cauterize
zhuó
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.  
no HSK
beautiful sound, charm, vowel, rhyme
yùn
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.  
no HSK
your (honorific), [historic weight 30 catties], great
jūn
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".  
no HSK
leopard, panther
bào
Left: 豸 (hairy animal or var. of pig 豕), right: ladle 勺
The hairy animals with dots like ladles is the leopard.  

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