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曹

Character

曹 cáo

HSK 7–9Character

Zhou Dynasty vassal state

Radical
曰
Strokes
11
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
日
Traditional
曹
Frequency
#1562 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

cáo

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  1. Zhou Dynasty vassal state CC-CEDICT
  2. class or grade CC-CEDICT
  3. generation CC-CEDICT
  4. plaintiff and defendant (old) CC-CEDICT
  5. government department (old) CC-CEDICT
  6. surname Cao CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 11 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 曹

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Example sentences

  • 曹操是中国有名的人。

    Cáo Cāo shì Zhōng guó yǒu míng de rén

    Cao Cao is a famous person in China.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我认识一个姓曹的同学。

    wǒ rèn shi yí gè xìng Cáo de tóng xué

    I know a classmate whose family name is Cao.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 曹老师今天很忙。

    Cáo lǎo shī jīn tiān hěn máng

    Teacher Cao is very busy today.

    AI-generated sentence

Words with 曹

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曹丕cáo pīCao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操, king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 from 220, ruled as Emperor Wen 魏文帝, also a noted calligrapherWord曹冲cáo chōngCao Chong (196-208), son of Cao Cao 曹操 (Cáo Cāo)Word曹县cáo xiànCao County or Caoxian, a county in Heze City 菏泽市 (Hé zé Shì), ShandongWord曹参cáo cānCao Can (-190 BC), second chancellor of Han Dynasty, contributed to its founding by fighting on Liu Bang's 刘邦 (Liú Bāng) side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚汉战争 (Chǔ Hàn Zhàn zhēng)Word曹操cáo cāoCao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕Word曹植cáo zhíCao Zhi (192-232), son of Cao Cao 曹操, noted poet and calligrapherWord曹禺cáo yúCao Yu (1910-1997), PRC dramatistWord曹锟cáo kūnCao Kun (1862-1938), one of the Northern WarlordsWord曹魏cáo wèiCao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265Word曹不兴cáo bù xīngCao Buxing or Ts'ao Pu-hsing (active c. 210-250), famous semilegendary painter, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家Word曹余章cáo yú zhāngCao Yuzhang (1924-1996), modern writer and publisher, author of Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History 上下五千年 (Shàng xià Wǔ Qiān nián)Word曹刚川cáo gāng chuānCao Gangchuan (1935-), former artillery officer, senior PRC politician and army leaderWord

Same radical 曰

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會huì电diàn最zuì書shū更gèng曲qū曾céng替tì曰yuē曳yè曷hé曱yuē
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