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Translation

sháo = sh + ao2: spoon / ladle / CL:把[ba3] / abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume)

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: as 勺 should not be confused with 匕 (ladle), the mnemonic symbol for 勺 is a small silver spoon.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) feeds an elephant (勹) medicine in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). The medicine looks like a petal leaf (丶), and Sherlock Holmes uses a small silver spoon (勺) to feed it to the elephant.

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勺 character breakdown

"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]
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archaic variant of 包[bao1]
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Characters with 勺 as component

de = d + e5
of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
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(bound form) bull's-eye; target
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luminous / burning / to burn / to cauterize
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to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise
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to pour wine / to drink wine / to deliberate / to consider
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Words with 勺

scoop / ladle / CL:把[ba3]
to be in charge of the cooking / to be the chef / head cook / chef
perforated spoon / strainer spoon / skimmer
wok with a long handle / wok spatula / ladle
(dialect) earpick / curette
back of the head
scoop / dipper
one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom) / one bad apple spoils the barrel
serving spoon / centiliter (i.e. 10 ml), abbr. to 勺[shao2]
scraper / trowel / putty knife
(bird species of China) spoon-billed sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus)
(bird species of China) koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)

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