挹掬
yì​jū

scoop up

挹 yì to bale out

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

hand

邑
邑 Sound component
yì, è city

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartʔjipqipto bow; suppress; to ladle out
Zhengzhangqɯb

說文解字

抒也。从手邑聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

掬 jū to grasp or hold with both hands

To take 扌a handful 匊; 匊 also provides the pronunciation

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand
匊
匊 SoundMeaning component
jū handful

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkluɡ
Unicodegiuk

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang