舀

yǎo

yǎospelled as iao · 3rd tone — spelling rules

to ladle out; to scoop up

Radical: 臼 Strokes: 10

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Less common

Same radical

舆舅舂臼舄臾舁臿

Same radical

舆舅舂臼舄臾舁臿

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Character Decomposition

舀=爫+臼

Etymology

A hand 爫 fetching food from a container 臼

Meanings

to ladle out; to scoop up

yǎo

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Words with 舀 6 total

ladle; scoop舀子yǎo zi scoop; dipper舀勺yǎo sháo to ladle water; to scoop up water舀水yǎo shuǐ to ladle out soup舀汤yǎo tāng