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ㄘㄠ ˊ

cáo

surname Cao

曹 is an 11 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as cáo in the second tone.

  • 曹
    ㄘㄠ ˊ

    cáo

    surname Cao

    • ?

      • 艹
        ㄘㄠ ˙

        cao

        grass

      • 曲
        ㄑㄩ

        qū

        bent

    • 日
      ㄖ ˋ

      rì

      sun

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Charlie BENT and broke the GRASS to show how dehydrating the SUN is when i[t's ou]t.
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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 曹

Definitions for 曹 pronounced as cáo

  • surname Cao
  • Zhou Dynasty vassal state
  • class or grade
  • generation
  • plaintiff and defendant (old)
  • government department (old)

Vocabulary

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  • 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
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