挹

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(literary) to scoop up; to ladle out; (literary) to draw toward oneself

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 meaning “hand” + 邑 sound ( yì )

Components 扌邑

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
挹取	yì qǔ	to ladle out; to scoop up
冲挹	chōng yì	to defer to; to be submissive
挹注	yì zhù	to shift resources into areas of need; to inject funds; to balance resources
奖挹	jiǎng yì	to reward and promote
挹酌	yì zhuó	to pour out wine
钦挹	qīn yì	to admire and respect; to look up to
挹掬	yì jū	to scoop up water with the hands
㧑挹	huī yì	to be extremely modest and polite

Characters sharing the sound component 邑 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
邑 sound part	yì	area, district, city, state
悒	yì	sorrowful, depressed