瓢(piáo)

16 strokes

dipper

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Character information

Pinyin
piáo
Meaning
dipper; ladle
Strokes
16
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 瓢 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰票瓜

In this compound, the meaning comes from 瓜 (gourd); 票 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

票piào瓜guā

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 瓢 step by step

16 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 瓢

Common words using 瓢 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zuǐ嘴piáo瓢

(coll.) to get one's words mixed up; to misspeak

Open 嘴瓢 page →
piáo瓢pō泼

(of rain) pouring

Open 瓢泼 page →
piáo瓢gēng羹

(dialect) spoon

Open 瓢羹 page →
piáo瓢pō泼dà大yǔ雨

downpour (idiom)

Open 瓢泼大雨 page →
piáo瓢chóng虫

ladybug

Open 瓢虫 page →
guō锅wǎn碗piáo瓢pén盆

kitchen utensils (literary)

Open 锅碗瓢盆 page →

Related characters

From 瓢’s common words

嘴泼羹大雨虫锅碗

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