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杓

biāo · sháo
(literary) handle of a spoon or ladle
Radical: 木 Strokes: 7
Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character
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Character Decomposition
杓=木+勺
Etymology
A wooden 木 spoon 勺
Meanings2 pronunciations
biāo
(literary) handle of a spoon or ladle
(literary) collective name for the three stars that form the handle of the Big Dipper
sháo
ladle (variant of 勺 sháo)
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Words with 杓 37 total
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