The Chinese Radical: 舀


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Meaning
reaching into mortar    舀

Explanation

Used in these characters:
HSK 6
rice (Oraza sativa), paddy
dào
Left: rice plant 禾, right: 舀 (hand reaching down 爫, mortar 臼)
It comes from the rice plant and the hand puts it (for processing) into the mortar: The rice.  
HSK 6
to tread on, to trample, dance, to stamp, to fulfill
dǎo
Left: foot 足 (knee cap 口 and footprint 止), right: 舀 (hand reaching down 爫, mortar 臼)
(At the grape-stomping) With the feet from above into the mortar: to tread in.  
HSK 6
overflow, inundate, torrent-dash
tāo
Left: water 氵, right: 舀 (hand reaching down 爫, mortar 臼)
The water will do this, when a hand reaches down into a mortar (filled up to the brim): overflow.  
no HSK
bow case or scabbard, to hide, military strategy
tāo
Left: leather 韦 (Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather), right: 舀 (hand reaching down 爫, mortar 臼)
Made of leather and something 爫 peeks out from the mortar-like: Bow case.  

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