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yǎo

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Definitions

yǎo to ladle out; to scoop up

Etymology

Depicts a hand (爫) scooping out pounded rice from a mortar (臼).

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Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Composed characters:

Component: 爫

Component: 臼

Components

爫臼

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