operate
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操 is a 16 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as cāo in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as cào.
In traditional Chinese the character 撡 may be used.
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 操
Definitions for 操 pronounced as cāo
- to grasp
- to hold
- to operate
- to manage
- to control
- to steer
- to exercise
- to drill (practice)
- to play
- to speak (a language)
- old variant of 操[cao1]
cào
Definitions for 操 pronounced as cào
- variant of 肏[cao4]
Vocabulary
The most common words for 操 — see all
- to work
- to operate
- to manipulate
- Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕
- the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
- variant of 肏蛋[cao4 dan4]
Collections
Collections which contain 操 — see all
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