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挹
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to bale out

HSK 10
Human →Actions
yì
ユウ、オウ
く.む
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 邑 area =
挹 to bale out
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
hand
邑 Phonetic component
yì area
area, district, city, state
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
挹
Regular
Modern
Chinese
挹 [yì]
to ladle out; to dip; to pour out
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (16)
㧑挹 [huī​yì]
to be extremely modest and polite
借资挹注 [jiè​zī​yì​zhù]
to make use of sth in order to make good the deficits in sth else (idiom)
借资挹注 [jiè​zī​yì​zhù]
to make use of sth in order to make good the deficits in sth else (idiom)
冲挹 [chōng​yì]
to defer to
奖挹 [jiǎng​yì]
to reward and promote
挹取 [yì​qǔ]
to ladle out
挹掬 [yì​jū]
to scoop up water with the hands
挹注 [yì​zhù]
to shift resources into areas of need
挹酌 [yì​zhuó]
to pour out wine
㧑挹 [huī​yì]
to be extremely modest and polite
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