Kangxi #134

臼 mortar

9 characters written with the default form 臼, the mortar radical (Kangxi #134, jiù).

orange strokes = the radical inside the character whole character indigo = filed under this radical by convention

舀 yǎo #21,604

to ladle out / to scoop up

舅 jiù #24,007

maternal uncle (mother's brother)

臼 jiù #47,055

mortar (for pounding grain) / anything mortar-shaped

a small pit; a trap (archaic) / original form of 陷 (to fall into; to sink)

a moment; an instant (literary, bound in 须臾) / Yu, a Chinese surname

to pound (grain) in a mortar; to husk or crush with a pestle

to pound grain to remove the husk (archaic) / a spade (archaic)

a wood-soled ceremonial shoe (classical) / salt-marsh; magpie (classical)

to carry something jointly; to lift together with others (classical)