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掬
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

to grasp or

HSK 10
Human →Body
jū
キク、コク
きく.す、むす.ぶ、すく.う、たなごころ
국
To take 扌a handful 匊; 匊 also provides the pronunciation
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 匊 handful (iii) =
掬 to grasp or
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
匊 Meaning component
jū handful (iii)
handful
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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
Chinese
掬 [jū]
to hold in one's hands; classifier for a double handful; Taiwan pr. [jú]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
掬 きだ
Kida unclassified name
掬 きょだ
Kyoda unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (12)
笑容可掬 [xiào​róng​kě​jū] #51,287
smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear
憨态可掬 [hān​tài​kě​jū] #40,299
(of pandas, ducklings etc) adorable
憨态可掬 [hān​tài​kě​jū] #40,299
(of pandas, ducklings etc) adorable
一掬同情之泪 [yī​jū​tóng​qíng​zhī​lèi]
to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一掬同情之泪 [yī​jū​tóng​qíng​zhī​lèi]
to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
可掬 [kě​jū]
conspicuous
挹掬 [yì​jū]
to scoop up water with the hands
掬水 [jū​shuǐ]
to scoop up water
掬诚 [jū​chéng]
wholeheartedly
掬诚 [jū​chéng]
wholeheartedly
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JAPANESE WORDS (19)
⭐ 掬う [すくう] #17,266
to scoop
すくい上げる [すくいあげる] #25,183
to scoop up
すくい取る [すくいとる] #32,997
to dip out
金魚すくい [きんぎょすくい] #37,971
goldfish scooping
足をすくう [あしをすくう] #38,192
to trip someone up
足元をすくう [あしもとをすくう] #47,000
to trip someone up
掬い [すくい] #99,309
scooping
一掬い [ひとすくい] #107,241
scoop (e.g. of icecream)
すくい出す [すくいだす] #117,941
to bail (e.g. water from a boat)
一掬 [いっきく] #122,062
small amount
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