yì jū

挹掬 (yì jū) is a Chinese word meaning “to scoop up water with the hands”.

Meanings

  1. 1to scoop up water with the hands

Characters in 挹掬

挹yì · (literary) to scoop up; to ladle out掬jū · to hold in one's hands

Related words

笑容可掬smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear掬to hold in one's hands冲挹to defer to奖挹to reward and promote㧑挹to be extremely modest and polite挹(literary) to scoop up; to ladle out挹取to ladle out挹注to shift resources into areas of need挹酌to pour out wine钦挹to admire and respect一掬同情之泪to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)可掬conspicuous

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