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The Chinese character 瓢 is a phono-semantic compound: the left radical 瓜 (gourd) provides the meaning, while the right component 票 (piào) gives the pronunciation. Originally, it referred specifically to a ladle made from a halved, dried gourd, a common household tool for scooping water or measuring grain. Over time, its meaning broadened to include any ladle or scoop with a similar gourd-like shape, though it remains most closely tied to its origins as a rustic agricultural or domestic utensil.
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我用水瓢舀水。
奶奶用瓢盛汤。
他在厨房里拿了一个瓢。
这个木头瓢很轻。
花园里有许多瓢虫。
如果你需要水，可以用那个瓢。
他用瓢浇水，花都活了。
虽然瓢看起来简单，但很有用。