杓
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ladle (variant of 勺[shao2])
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 木 +3
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 杓
- Common rank
- #3,373
- Unicode
- U+6753
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Formation & memory
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Words with 杓
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白腰杓鹬 | (bird species of China) Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) | |
| 大杓鹬 | (bird species of China) Far Eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) | |
| 中杓鹬 | (bird species of China) Eurasian whimbrel; common whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) | |
| 小杓鹬 | (bird species of China) little curlew (Numenius minutus) | |
| 杓子 | scoop | |
| 网杓 | skimmer (kitchen utensil) | |
| 脑杓 | the spoon shape slope on the nape |