操(cāo)

HSK 416 strokes

old variant of 操[cao1]

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Character information

Pinyin
cāo
Meaning
old variant of 操[cao1]
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 操 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌喿

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

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

Made of

扌shǒu喿zào

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 操 step by step

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

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Words with 操

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

cāo操zuò作
HSK 4

to work

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cāo操chǎng场
HSK 4

playground

Open 操场 page →
tǐ体cāo操
HSK 4

gymnastic

Open 体操 page →
cāo操zòng纵
HSK 6

to operate

Open 操纵 page →
cāo操láo劳
HSK 7-9

to work hard

Open 操劳 page →
cāo操xīn心
HSK 7-9

to worry about

Open 操心 page →
cāo操kòng控
HSK 7-9

to control

Open 操控 page →
zuò做cāo操

to do exercises; to do gymnastics

Open 做操 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 操’s common words

作场体纵劳心控做

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