jū

㪺

Character · VerbTraditional抅

to ladle; to scoop

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to ladle out; to scoop (with a dipper or ladle)

archaic

This is a literary/archaic character. It is rarely used in modern Chinese outside of classical texts or specific idioms. In modern usage, 舀 (yǎo) is far more common for 'to scoop'.

Gǔ古
rén人
yǐ以
dǒu斗
jū抅
shuǐ水
 。

The ancients used a dipper to scoop water.

Jū抅
jiǔ酒
ér而
yǐn饮
 。

To scoop wine and drink it.

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Zhè这
ge个
zì字
zhǐ只
jiàn见
yú于
gǔ古
jí籍
 ，
rú如
 “
jū抅
quán泉
 ”
 。

This character is only seen in ancient texts, for example, 'to scoop a spring'.