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勺
sháo
1. spoon
2. ladle
3. CL:[[把<bǎ>]]
4. abbr. for [[公勺<gōngsháo>]], centiliter (unit of volume)
Common • Top 11% ✏️ 3 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

勺
sháo
spoon, ladle; unit of volume
HSK 4 3 丶

Compound Words (12)

公勺
gōngsháo
serving spoon
刮勺
guāsháo
scraper
勺子
sháozi
scoop
HSK 4
勺鸡
sháojī
(Chinese bird species) koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
汤勺
tāngsháo
soup ladle
脑勺
nǎosháo
back of the head
舀勺
yǎosháo
scoop
马勺
mǎsháo
wooden ladle
勺嘴鹬
sháozuǐyù
(Chinese bird species) spoon-billed sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus)
后脑勺
hòunǎosháo
back of the head
耳挖勺
ěrwāsháo
(dialect) earpick
长柄勺子
chángbǐngsháozi
ladle

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
3,274
Word Frequency Rank
9,639 of 84,292

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