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Chinese symbol for “ladle”

勺子
sháo zi
spoon; ladle; measure word: 把 (bǎ)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ladle is 勺子 (sháo zi), defined as: spoon; ladle; measure word: 把 (bǎ).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

勺 sháo
spoon, ladle; unit of volume
radical 20 ⼓ · 3 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “ladle”

WordPinyinMeaning
盛chéngto hold; to contain
勺sháospoon; ladle
水勺shuǐ sháoladle; dipper (for water)
舀子yǎo ziladle; scoop
瓢piáodipper; ladle

Related words

Other words that share a character with 勺子.

WordPinyinMeaning
后脑勺 (後腦勺)hòu nǎo sháoback of the head
汤勺 (湯勺)tāng sháosoup ladle
掌勺zhǎng sháoto be in charge of the cooking; to be the chef
脑勺 (腦勺)nǎo sháoback of the head
漏勺lòu sháoperforated spoon; strainer spoon
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “ladle”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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