瓢

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dipper; ladle

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

瓜 meaning “gourd” + 票 sound ( piào )

Components 票瓜

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
茄二十八星瓢虫	qié èr shí bā xīng piáo chóng	28-spotted ladybird; hadda beetle; Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
七星瓢虫	qī xīng piáo chóng	seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
脑瓢儿	nǎo piáo r	top of the head; crown
按下葫芦浮起瓢	àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo	solve one problem only to find another cropping up
瓢泼而下	piáo pō ér xià	(of rain) to fall heavily
瓢泼大雨	piáo pō dà yǔ	downpour (idiom)
开瓢	kāi piáo	(coll.) to crack sb's head open (often humorous)
嘴瓢	zuǐ piáo	(coll.) to get one's words mixed up; to misspeak
照葫芦画瓢	zhào hú lu huà piáo	lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom); fig. to copy slavishly
瓢虫	piáo chóng	ladybug; ladybird
依葫芦画瓢	yī hú lu huà piáo	lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom); fig. to follow the existing pat…
锅碗瓢盆	guō wǎn piáo pén	kitchen utensils (literary)
疏水箪瓢	shū shuǐ dān piáo	little water and few utensils; to live a frugal life (idiom)
瓢泼	piáo pō	(of rain) pouring
秃瓢	tū piáo	bald head (colloquial)
瓢羹	piáo gēng	(dialect) spoon

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
票 sound part	piào	bank note; ticket; vote; a slip of paper
标	biāo	mark, sign, symbol; bid, prize
飘	piāo	to drift, to float, to flutter
漂	piāo	to drift, to float; to be tossed about; bleach
膘	biāo	sfat; rump
镖	biāo	spear, harpoon, dart; to escort
嫖	piáo	to patronize a prostitute; to frequent
嘌	piào	fast, speedy
缥	piǎo	dim, misty, indistinct; a silk veil
剽	piāo	to rob, to plunder, to slice off; nimble, quick
螵	piāo	chrysalis
鳔	biào	swim bladder
摽	biāo	to sign, to signal; to throw
瘭	biāo	whitlow
瞟	piǎo	to squint, to glare, to look askance
骠	piào	charger, steed; swift, valiant