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Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC 
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC 
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD Regular Modern
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Pictograph of a ladle with food in it.
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzyak | m-tewk | ladle (n.) |
| tsyak | tewk | ladle (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“勺，挹取也。象形。中有實，與包同意。”
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)