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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)

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