cáo = c + ao2
surname Cao / Zhou Dynasty vassal state
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cáo = c + ao2
class or grade / generation / plaintiff and defendant (old) / government department (old)
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How to pronounce 曹

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
+ ao2 final

In the aorta’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

曹 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
= y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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yuē = yu + e1
to speak / to say
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= qu + Ø1
surname Qu
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= qu + Ø1
bent / crooked / wrong
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= qu + Ø3
tune / song / CL:支[zhi1]
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= qu + Ø1
variant of 麴|曲[qu1]
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= qu + Ø1
yeast / Aspergillus (includes many common molds) / Taiwan pr. [qu2]
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Characters with 曹 as component

cáo = c + ao2
seagoing junk
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cáo = c + ao2
(a kind of herb)
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cáo = c + ao2
larva of Mimela lucidula
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Words with 曹

Cao Xueqin (c. 1715-c. 1764), accepted author of A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4]
Cao Jinghua (1897-1987), translator from Russian, professor of Peking University and essayist
Cao Yuzhang (1924-1996), modern writer and publisher, author of Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History 上下五千年[Shang4 xia4 Wu3 Qian1 nian2]

Sentences with 曹

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