掬 — Chinese character
掬
jū
to grasp or hold with both hands
- Pinyin
- jū
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 扌 匊
- Formation
- ideographic — To take 扌a handful 匊; 匊 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 掬 as a kanji
Common words with 掬
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 笑容可掬 | xiào róng kě jū | smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear |
| 憨态可掬 (憨態可掬) | hān tài kě jū | (of pandas, ducklings etc) adorable; cute |
| 掬水 | jū shuǐ | to scoop up water |
| 可掬 | kě jū | conspicuous; plain to see |
| 挹掬 | yì jū | to scoop up water with the hands |
| 掬诚 (掬誠) | jū chéng | wholeheartedly; sincerely |
| 掬饮 (掬飲) | jū yǐn | to drink water by scooping it up with both hands |
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.