操纵

操

ca̅o

纵

縱

zòng

to operate / to control / to rig / to manipulate

Characters and words in 操纵

操

撡

ca̅o = c + ao1

old variant of 操[cao1]

操 = 喿 + 扌 : The King of Chu is exercising in front of the aorta. He is standing on one leg, and holding a toy claw in each hand. With the toy claws, he is balancing two large cuckoo's clocks respectively.

操

ca̅o = c + ao1

to grasp / to hold / to operate / to manage / to control / to steer / to exercise / to drill (practice) / to play / to speak (a language)

操

cào = c + ao4

variant of 肏[cao4]

纵

縱

zòng = zu + (e)ng4

warp (the vertical threads in weaving) / vertical / longitudinal / north-south (lines of longitude) / lengthwise / to release / to indulge / even if

纵 = 从 + 纟 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) is weaving a small blanket in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). As horizontal threads he uses silk worms (纟), and as vertical (纵) threads he uses rubber chicken (从).