抄(chāo)

HSK 47 strokes

to make a copy

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Character information

Pinyin
chāo
Meaning
to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 抄 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌少

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 少 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu少shǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 抄 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 抄

Common words using 抄 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chāo抄xiě写
HSK 4

to copy

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chāo抄xí袭
HSK 7-9

to plagiarize

Open 抄袭 page →
chuán传chāo抄

to copy (a text) from person to person; (of a text) to be transmitted by co…

Open 传抄 page →
dōu兜chāo抄

to close in from the rear and flanks; to surround and attack; to mop up (re…

Open 兜抄 page →
bāo包chāo抄

to outflank; to envelop

Open 包抄 page →
xiǎo小chāo抄

cheat sheet

Open 小抄 page →
shǒu手chāo抄běn本

manuscript copy of a book (before the printing press)

Open 手抄本 page →
chāo抄jiā家

to search a house and confiscate possessions

Open 抄家 page →

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写袭传兜包小手本

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