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舀 yǎo


: to ladle out; to scoop up

Kun Reading
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On Reading
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 Usage:

舀勺 yao3shao2: scoop; dipper
舀子 yao3zi: ladle; scoop
舀水 yao3shui3: to bail (i.e. scoop water)
舀湯[汤] yao3tang1: to ladle out soup
 Etymology:
会意 Associative Compound.
Hand 爫 ( zhao: claw radical 87) above a
mortar 臼 (jiu4: mortar)



Semantic:
抌 zhen3: to bale out water, to dip



Specialized Semantic:
wai4: outside
outside; in addition; foreign; external
[そと soto, ほか hoka, よそ yoso, はずす hazusu, はずれ hazure. on: がい gai, ゲ ge]



 Examples:
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Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary