| 公 |
gōng sháo | serving spoon / centiliter (i.e. 10 ml), abbr. to 勺 |
| 公 |
gōng | public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) |
| 勺 |
sháo | spoon / ladle / CL:把 / abbr. for 公勺, centiliter (unit of volume) |