jū

掬

Character · Verb · NounTraditional匊

cup with hands; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to cup in both hands; to hold with both hands

archaic

Literary and classical usage. The character is the original form of 掬. Commonly found in set phrases like 笑容可掬 and 憨态可掬.

Lǎo老
rén人
hān憨
tài态
kě可
jū掬
 ，
yǐn引
de得
zhòng众
rén人
fā发
xiào笑
 。

The old man's charmingly naive appearance made everyone laugh.

Fú服
wù务
yuán员
xiào笑
róng容
kě可
jū掬
de地
yíng迎
jiē接
měi每
yī一
wèi位
gù顾
kè客
 。

The waiter greeted every customer with an obvious warm smile.

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Quán泉
shuǐ水
qīng清
liè冽
 ，
kě可
jū匊
ér而
yǐn饮
 。

The spring water was clear and cold, one could cup it to drink.

2.

noun

surname Ju

neutral

Rare surname.

Jū匊
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
de的
kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
 。

Mr. Ju is a famous archaeologist.