舀

yǎo
#4,288 most
frequent character
to ladle out, to scoop up

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

舀 is a picture of a hand 爫 and a pounding utensil 臼. It first meant taking crushed rice from a mortar. The sense grew to scoop out, and then to a ladle or scoop.

Drawn as: hand; pounding tool

舀 as a component in other characters

sound4 characters
稻蹈滔韬

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