cāo

to exercise; to drill (practice); to control

HSK 5 #1173

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1173rd character
Radical ⼿ (64.13)
Strokes 16
Index # 3317

Definitions

操 cāo
  1. 1. to exercise
  2. 2. to drill (practice)
  3. 3. to control
  4. 4. to operate
  5. 5. to manage
  6. 6. to grasp
  7. 7. to hold
  8. 8. to speak (a language)
  9. 9. to play
  10. 10. to steer
操 cào
  1. 1. variant of cào

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Words containing 操

Word Meaning
to worry about
playground; sports field; drill ground
to operate; to manipulate; to work
to operate; to control; to manipulate
to work hard; to look after
practice; drill
gymnastics; gymnastic
Cao Cao, late Han warlord; villain in Romance
(usually of women) chastity; virginity; moral integrity
to resume one's old trade (idiom)
to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
operator
personal integrity
to have success within one's grasp (idiom)
to arrange matters
operating system
joystick; control lever
aerobics; aerobic dance (school P.E. activity)
floor (gymnastics)
moral character; sentiments; disposition of mind
to handle; to manage
integrity; moral principle
gymnastics team
morning group exercises, often at school
(substitute for wǒ cào) fuck; WTF
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