Read Edit View history 勺 sháo HSK6 spoon Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a ladle with food in it. Pinyin Separate values with commas sháo ×shuò ×zhuó × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 勺 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 411, 826 ], [ 445, 782 ], [ 390, 644 ], [ 318, 538 ], [ 223, 448 ] ], [ [ 365, 551 ], [ 388, 561 ], [ 415, 562 ], [ 677, 622 ], [ 704, 623 ], [ 727, 615 ], [ 749, 599 ], [ 764, 576 ], [ 734, 275 ], [ 709, 149 ], [ 678, 64 ], [ 654, 30 ], [ 629, 12 ], [ 504, 85 ] ], [ [ 337, 414 ], [ 412, 338 ], [ 429, 293 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 377 577 Q 407 619 429 662 Q 462 726 493 777 Q 505 793 487 808 Q 436 845 406 840 Q 393 836 397 819 Q 418 698 284 531 Q 241 489 213 450 Q 204 432 221 438 Q 269 450 356 550 L 377 577 Z", "M 356 550 Q 395 535 425 544 Q 467 560 660 600 Q 693 606 706 592 Q 725 568 722 516 Q 718 351 698 245 Q 662 80 628 63 Q 619 60 516 89 Q 501 96 498 89 Q 494 82 512 67 Q 564 21 591 -22 Q 610 -53 629 -49 Q 645 -46 669 -18 Q 702 19 728 92 Q 756 179 786 468 Q 793 543 814 567 Q 833 589 809 608 Q 734 659 694 647 Q 538 601 377 577 C 347 572 327 557 356 550 Z", "M 349 364 Q 374 330 400 291 Q 410 273 428 270 Q 440 269 449 281 Q 458 296 455 330 Q 452 369 356 417 Q 340 424 333 423 Q 326 420 325 406 Q 326 393 349 364 Z" ] } 3 strokes 勺 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 411, 826 ], [ 445, 782 ], [ 390, 644 ], [ 318, 538 ], [ 223, 448 ] ], [ [ 365, 551 ], [ 388, 561 ], [ 415, 562 ], [ 677, 622 ], [ 704, 623 ], [ 727, 615 ], [ 749, 599 ], [ 764, 576 ], [ 734, 275 ], [ 709, 149 ], [ 678, 64 ], [ 654, 30 ], [ 629, 12 ], [ 504, 85 ] ], [ [ 337, 414 ], [ 412, 338 ], [ 429, 293 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 377 577 Q 407 619 429 662 Q 462 726 493 777 Q 505 793 487 808 Q 436 845 406 840 Q 393 836 397 819 Q 418 698 284 531 Q 241 489 213 450 Q 204 432 221 438 Q 269 450 356 550 L 377 577 Z", "M 356 550 Q 395 535 425 544 Q 467 560 660 600 Q 693 606 706 592 Q 725 568 722 516 Q 718 351 698 245 Q 662 80 628 63 Q 619 60 516 89 Q 501 96 498 89 Q 494 82 512 67 Q 564 21 591 -22 Q 610 -53 629 -49 Q 645 -46 669 -18 Q 702 19 728 92 Q 756 179 786 468 Q 793 543 814 567 Q 833 589 809 608 Q 734 659 694 647 Q 538 601 377 577 C 347 572 327 557 356 550 Z", "M 349 364 Q 374 330 400 291 Q 410 273 428 270 Q 440 269 449 281 Q 458 296 455 330 Q 452 369 356 417 Q 340 424 333 423 Q 326 420 325 406 Q 326 393 349 364 Z" ] } 3 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.