勺(sháo)

HSK 63 strokes

spoon

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Character information

Pinyin
sháo
Meaning
spoon; ladle; CL:把[ba3]; abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume)
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 勺 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿹勹丶

A spoon 勹 with something in it 丶

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

勹bāo丶zhǔ

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper right.

How to write 勺 step by step

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

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Words with 勺

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

gōng公sháo勺

serving spoon; centiliter (i.e. 10 ml), abbr. to 勺[shao2]

Open 公勺 page →
guā刮sháo勺

scraper; trowel; putty knife

Open 刮勺 page →
sháo勺zǐ子

spoon; ladle; CL:把[ba3]

Open 勺子 page →
hòu后nǎo脑sháo勺

back of the head

Open 后脑勺 page →
zhǎng掌sháo勺

to be in charge of the cooking

Open 掌勺 page →
tāng汤sháo勺

soup ladle

Open 汤勺 page →
lòu漏sháo勺

perforated spoon

Open 漏勺 page →

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From 勺’s common words

公刮子后脑掌汤漏

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