勺 (sháo) is a Chinese character meaning “a spoon or ladle”. It takes 3 strokes.
Learn to write “spoon; ladle”
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Structure
勺
Single unit
- 勺 spoon; ladle · sháo unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+52FA, Unicode radical data, and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection
Memory aid
Picture the single character 勺 as a small spoon holding one drop.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
3 strokes
In real words
- 勺子sháo zispoon勺 = sháo
- 汤勺tāng sháosoup ladle勺 = sháo
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All readings
spoon; ladle
a spoon or ladle; a unit measured with a spoon
舀取液体或粉末状物品的用具；也可作以勺计量的量词。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 勺子sháo zispoon勺 = sháo
- 汤勺tāng sháosoup ladle勺 = sháo
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 勺 mean?
勺 (sháo) means a spoon or ladle; a unit measured with a spoon.
How do you pronounce 勺?
It is pronounced sháo.
How many strokes does 勺 have?
3. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 勺?
勹. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 勺?
Common ones are 勺子 and 汤勺. The reading of 勺 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.