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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 掬

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
掬 jū - to hold in one's hands
- classifier for a double handful
- Taiwan pr. [ju2]

List Ranking for: 掬

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 71,101 48,334 34,058

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 扌 匊

Radical:

扌

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

To take 扌a handful 匊; 匊 also provides the pronunciation

Other Words Containing 掬

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
笑容可掬 - - 51,287 49,874 61,114
掬 - - 71,101 48,334 34,058