掬
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to hold in one's hands; classifier for a double handful; Taiwan pr. [ju2]
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 手 +8
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 掬
- Common rank
- #3,359
- Unicode
- U+63AC
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Formation & memory
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How 掬 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To take 扌a handful 匊; 匊 also provides the pronunciation
Components 扌 匊
Words with 掬
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一掬同情之泪 | to shed tears of sympathy (idiom) | |
| 笑容可掬 | smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear | |
| 掬水 | to scoop up water | |
| 可掬 | conspicuous; plain to see | |
| 憨态可掬 | (of pandas, ducklings etc) adorable; cute | |
| 掬饮 | to drink water by scooping it up with both hands | |
| 掬诚 | wholeheartedly; sincerely | |
| 挹掬 | to scoop up water with the hands |