勺 sháo ladle
ladle; spoon; spoonful
怎么记住“勺”: 勹 wrap + 丶 dot = ladle. The cook wants to wrap up soup for a guest, but not a single dot may land on the table, so she reaches for the ladle.
部件结构
指事 · Indicative
A sign that points at an idea, often a mark added to a simple drawing.
勺 = 勹 wrap + 丶 dot
- 勹 wrap meaning
- 丶 dot meaning
The cook wants to wrap up soup for a guest, but not a single dot may land on the table, so she reaches for the ladle.
How it came to be
The oldest form shows a ladle with a drop of wine inside.
用法
- A spoon or ladle for scooping, the object is almost always 勺子 (sháozi); bare 勺 mostly appears as a measure: 一勺糖 (yì sháo táng) a spoonful of sugar.
- Distinguish from 匙 (chí, as in 汤匙 tāngchí) and from 调羹 (tiáogēng): 勺子 is the general household scoop, wooden or metal.
- Note the reading is sháo, not the tempting 'shuò'.
含“勺”的汉字
含“勺”的词语
例句
- 这个勺子很脏。 Zhège sháozi hěn zāng.This spoon is very dirty.