笊 = 竹 + 爪

笊 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “ladle”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 爪 (claw).

Keyword: ladle
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhào
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: ladle, bamboo skimmer, бамбуковый скиммер, ковш, bamboo skimmer

Decomposition

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竹 bamboo
爪 claw

How to find 笊 without knowing its reading

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

Open 笊 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.