Chinese Word: 掬 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

掬

Pinyin: jū

English Definition: to hold in one's hands; classifier for a double handful; Taiwan pr. ju2

Chinese Definition:
①用两手捧：以手掬水。掬诚相见。笑容可掬。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 手

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

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笑容可掬	xiào róng kě jū	smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear
憨态可掬	hān tài kě jū	(of pandas, ducklings etc) adorable; cute
可掬	kě jū	conspicuous; plain to see
掬水	jū shuǐ	to scoop up water
掬诚	jū chéng	wholeheartedly; sincerely

1		jiǎn 剪 yì fāng 一方 sī yǔ 丝雨， jū 掬 yī bǎ 一把 qīng xīn 清新！ Cut side Siyu, Holding the fresh!
2		shì bīng men 士兵们 zài 在 hú biān 湖边 yòng 用 shǒu 手 jū 掬 shuǐ 水 hē 喝。 The soldiers cupped their hands together and drank from the lake.
3		shuǐ shǒu 水手 bǎ 把 xiǎo chuán 小船 zhōng 中 de 的 shuǐ 水 jū 掬 chū 出 chuán 船 wài 外。 The sailor dipped water out of a boat.
4		tā 他 jū 掬 qǐ 起 yì xiē 一些 shuǐ 水， ràng 让 tā 它 liú guò 流过 tā 他 de 的 shǒu zhǐ 手指。 He scooped up some of the water and let it run through his fingers.
5		wǒ 我 wān 弯 xià shēn 下身， jū 掬 qǐ 起 yī 一 pěng 捧 hǎi shuǐ 海水， xiàng 向 yuǎn fāng 远方 huī sǎ 挥洒。 I bent, held some water, threw to a distance.

1		jiǎn 剪 yì fāng 一方 sī yǔ 丝雨， jū 掬 yī bǎ 一把 qīng xīn 清新！ Cut side Siyu, Holding the fresh!
2		shì bīng men 士兵们 zài 在 hú biān 湖边 yòng 用 shǒu 手 jū 掬 shuǐ 水 hē 喝。 The soldiers cupped their hands together and drank from the lake.
3		shuǐ shǒu 水手 bǎ 把 xiǎo chuán 小船 zhōng 中 de 的 shuǐ 水 jū 掬 chū 出 chuán 船 wài 外。 The sailor dipped water out of a boat.
4		tā 他 jū 掬 qǐ 起 yì xiē 一些 shuǐ 水， ràng 让 tā 它 liú guò 流过 tā 他 de 的 shǒu zhǐ 手指。 He scooped up some of the water and let it run through his fingers.
5		wǒ 我 wān 弯 xià shēn 下身， jū 掬 qǐ 起 yī 一 pěng 捧 hǎi shuǐ 海水， xiàng 向 yuǎn fāng 远方 huī sǎ 挥洒。 I bent, held some water, threw to a distance.