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Chinese symbol for “skimmer”

网杓
wǎng sháo
Traditional: 網杓
skimmer (kitchen utensil)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for skimmer is 网杓 (wǎng sháo), defined as: skimmer (kitchen utensil).

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

网 wǎng
net; network
radical 122 ⽹ · 6 strokes
杓 sháo
wooden cup, ladle, or spoon
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “skimmer”

WordPinyinMeaning
漏勺lòu sháoperforated spoon; strainer spoon

Related words

Other words that share a character with 网杓.

WordPinyinMeaning
网站 (網站)wǎng zhànwebsite
网络 (網絡)wǎng luònetwork; Internet
网址 (網址)wǎng zhǐweb address; URL
网友 (網友)wǎng yǒuonline friend; netizen; Internet user
网上 (網上)wǎng shàngonline
网页 (網頁)wǎng yèweb page
杓子sháo ziscoop
中杓鹬 (中杓鷸)zhōng sháo yù(bird species of China) Eurasian whimbrel; common whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

See also: Japanese symbol for “skimmer”.

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.