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Usage of the character 掬

[掬]
  • to hold in one's hands
  • classifier for a double handful
  • Taiwan pr. (jú)
kějū
可掬
[可掬]
  • conspicuous
  • plain to see
jūyǐn
掬饮
[掬飲]
  • to drink water by scooping it up with both hands
jūshuǐ
掬水
[掬水]
  • to scoop up water
yìjū
挹掬
[挹掬]
  • to scoop up water with the hands
jūchéng
掬诚
[掬誠]
  • wholeheartedly
  • sincerely
xiàoróngkějū
笑容可掬
[笑容可掬]
  • smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear
hāntàikějū
憨态可掬
[憨態可掬]
  • (of pandas, ducklings etc) adorable
  • cute
yījūtóngqíngzhīlèi
一掬同情之泪
[一掬同情之淚]
  • to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)