sháo
=
sh
+
ao2:
spoon / ladle / CL:把[ba3] / abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume)
Mnemonic
Mnemonic symbol: as 勺 should not be confused with 匕 (ladle), the mnemonic symbol for 勺 is a small silver spoon. Sherlock Holmes (sh) feeds an elephant (勹) medicine in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). The medicine looks like a petal leaf (丶), and Sherlock Holmes uses a small silver spoon (勺) to feed it to the elephant.
The most frequently used Chinese character is 的, which is similar to the English possessive 's. Now that we have learned the right hand side of 的, let's turn to the left hand side.
of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
的
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勺
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白
:
Don Quixote (d) ends up on the elevator's roof (e5) after a standoff. His only weapon left is a silver spoon (勺), so he can only wave with a white flag (白).
灼
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火
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勺
:
George Giant Squid (zhu) got bitten by wild animals in the observatory's kitchen (o2), so he wants to cauterize (灼) the wounds. He uses fire (火) to heat up a spoon (勺) and presses the hot spoon on his wounds, but the spoon is too hot and causes him severe burns (灼).
to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise
约
=
勺
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纟
:
Marilyn Monroe is on a date with a silk worm in front of the elevator. Marilyn wants to show the silk worm around, and so she carries him around on a little silver spoon.
钓
=
勺
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钅
:
Dorothy Gale (di) has been fishing with a hook and bait (钓) in the aorta's toilet (ao4) for ours now, but at the end all she pulls out is a small silver spoon (勺). Enraged she shoots the water in the toilet multiple times using a golden harpoon (钅).
to pour wine / to drink wine / to deliberate / to consider
酌
=
勺
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酉
:
Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is serving the rooster (酉) wine in the observatory's kitchen (o2) by pouring (酌) wine on a silver spoon (勺) and feeding the rooster with the spoon.