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勺

sháo

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 character level 3 Character Measure word 把

What 勺 means

1. spoon
2. ladle
3. abbr. for {公勺|gōng sháo}, centiliter (unit of volume)

Example sentences

• 把勺子给我。
  Bǎ sháozi gěi wǒ.
  Give me the spoon.
• 缺一把勺子。
  There is a spoon missing.
• 少了一把勺子。
  Shǎo le yī bǎ sháozi.
  There is a spoon missing.
• 我的勺子更大！
  My spoon is bigger!
• 我收集银勺子。
  I collect silver spoons.
• 宝宝还不会使用勺子。
  Bǎobǎo hái bù huì shǐyòng sháozi.
  The baby cannot use a spoon yet.

Words starting with 勺

• 勺子sháo zispoon; ladle
• 勺鸡sháo jī(bird species of China) koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
• 勺嘴鹬sháo zuǐ yù(bird species of China) spoon-billed sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea)

Words containing 勺

• 后脑勺hòu nǎo sháoback of the head
• 公勺gōng sháoserving spoon; centiliter (i.e. 10 ml)
• 刮勺guā sháoscraper; trowel; putty knife
• 叉勺chā sháospork
• 掌勺zhǎng sháoto be in charge of the cooking; to be the chef; head cook
• 水勺shuǐ sháoladle; dipper (for water)
• 汤勺tāng sháosoup ladle
• 漏勺lòu sháoperforated spoon; strainer spoon; skimmer
• 炒勺chǎo sháowok with a long handle; wok spatula; ladle
• 脑勺nǎo sháoback of the head
• 饭勺fàn sháorice paddle
• 马勺mǎ sháowooden ladle
• 挖耳勺wā ěr sháoear pick
• 掏耳勺tāo ěr sháoear pick
• 耳挖勺ěr wā sháo(dialect) earpick; curette
• 长柄勺子cháng bǐng sháo ziladle
• 舀勺yǎo sháoscoop; dipper
• 一马勺坏一锅yī mǎ sháo huài yī guōone ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom); one bad apple spoils the barrel

Sounds the same

Read sháo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 韶(literary) splendid; glorious
• 玿(literary) a kind of fine jade
• 杓ladle (variant of 勺
• 芍Chinese peony; Paeonia albiflora or lactiflora
• 㲈variant of 韶
• 苕see 红苕

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