杓
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Meaning: handle of a spoon or ladle
💡 A tree (木) with a spoon (勺) stuck in it: the handle (杓).
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Character Story & Explanation
In a bustling Beijing night market, a vendor swiftly stirs a bubbling pot of lamb soup with a long wooden ladle. The handle (杓, biāo) is the part you grip to control the spoon or ladle. This character appears on old bronze vessels and in classical texts, symbolizing daily cooking tools. The radical 木 (wood) hints at its original material, though modern ladles may be metal or plastic.
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