Shuowen component 492: 勺
About this component
Component: 勺
Seal font (Chongxi): 勺
Mandarin: sháo
Sino-Vietnamese: chước
Japanese: シャク (shaku)
Korean: CAK / 작
Unihan definition: spoon, ladle; unit of volume
Variants: —
Shuowen entry
挹取也。象形，中有實，與包同意。凡勺之屬皆从勺。