勺 sháo
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 勹 — wrap
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
勺子
sháozi
spoon
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 请给我一个勺子。 Qǐng gěi wǒ yí ge sháozi. Could I have a spoon, please?
- 喝汤要用勺子。 Hē tāng yào yòng sháozi. You eat soup with a spoon.
- 孩子还不会用勺子。 Háizi hái bú huì yòng sháozi. The child can't use a spoon yet.