槽(cáo)

HSK 7-915 strokes

trough

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Character information

Pinyin
cáo
Meaning
trough; manger; groove; channel; (Tw) (computing) hard drive
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 槽 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木曹

In this compound, the meaning comes from 木 (wood); 曹 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

木mù曹cáo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 槽 step by step

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

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Words with 槽

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

shuǐ水cáo槽
HSK 7-9

sink

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tiào跳cáo槽
HSK 7-9

to leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere

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dǎo倒cáo槽

to die out (of livestock)

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āo凹cáo槽

recess; notch; groove; fillister

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kǎ卡cáo槽

(electronics) card slot (for SD card, SIM card etc); clamping groove

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sān三mǎ马tóng同cáo槽

three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司马懿 and his two sons); cons…

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tǔ吐cáo槽

(coll.) to complain humorously; to gripe about (sth) in a teasing way

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chā插cáo槽

slot

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水跳倒凹卡三马同

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