曹(cáo)

HSK 7-911 strokes

surname Cao

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Character information

Pinyin
cáo
Meaning
surname Cao; Zhou Dynasty vassal state
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 曹 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱？日

Made of

日rì

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 曹 step by step

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

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Words with 曹

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

sān三cáo曹

the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who esta…

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shì市cáo曹

market; official in charge of small merchants

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wǒ我cáo曹

(archaic) we; us; (Internet slang) (substitute for 我肏[wo3 cao4]) fuck; WTF

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cáo曹pī丕

Cao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操, king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 from 220, r…

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cáo曹fēi妃diàn甸qū区

Caofeidian, a district of Tangshan City 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 Shi4], Hebei

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cáo曹cāo操

Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calli…

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cáo曹zhí植

Cao Zhi (192-232), son of Cao Cao 曹操, noted poet and calligrapher

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cáo曹yú禺

Cao Yu (1910-1997), PRC dramatist

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三市我丕妃甸区操

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