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cāo = c + ao1
old variant of 操[cao1]
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cāo = 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)
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cào = c + ao4
variant of 肏[cao4]
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How to pronounce 操

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= c initial

C is for the King of Chu.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao1 final

In front of the aorta.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= c initial

C is for the King of Chu.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao4 final

In the aorta’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

操 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
sào = s + ao4
chirping of birds
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shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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Characters with 操 as component

操 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 操

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to work / to operate / to manipulate
to operate / to control / to rig / to manipulate
to worry about

Sentences with 操

hái
ér
men
 
 
cāo
liàn
qi
lai

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cāo / cào

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