杓 = 木 + 勺

杓 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “handle of cup”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 勺 (spoon).

Keyword: handle of cup
Pinyin (Mandarin): biāo sháo
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: handle of cup, ladle, spoon, ковша, ложка, ручка чашки, ladle, spoon
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 杓 wooden ladle

Decomposition

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木 tree
勺 spoon

How to find 杓 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “spoon”. 杓 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 杓 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.