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勺
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ladle

HSK 6 N1
Objects →Tools
sháo, zhuó
シャク
작
Pictograph of a ladle with food in it.
Components
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
勺
Regular
Modern
Chinese
勺 [sháo]
spoon; ladle; CL:把[bǎ]; abbr. for 公勺[gōng​sháo], centiliter (unit of volume)
Japanese
勺 、 夕 (old) しゃく 、 せき 同音

noun

  1. shaku; (explanation) traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 ml
  2. shaku; (explanation) traditional unit of area, approx. 0.033 meters square
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (23)
勺子 [sháo​zi] #8,887
scoop
后脑勺 [hòu​nǎo​sháo] #13,550
back of the head
后脑勺 [hòu​nǎo​sháo] #13,550
back of the head
汤勺 [tāng​sháo] #31,396
soup ladle
汤勺 [tāng​sháo] #31,396
soup ladle
掌勺 [zhǎng​sháo] #56,500
to be in charge of the cooking
炒勺 [chǎo​sháo] #52,097
wok with a long handle
脑勺 [nǎo​sháo] #62,554
back of the head
脑勺 [nǎo​sháo] #62,554
back of the head
马勺 [mǎ​sháo] #62,609
wooden ladle
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JAPANESE WORDS (4)
勺 [しゃく] #80,795
shaku
一勺 [いっしゃく] #220,881
one shaku
勺水 [しゃくすい]
shaku of water
宝玉と勺杖 [ほうぎょくとしゃくじょう]
Orb and Sceptre (march by Sir William Walton)