1. 操
  2. 作

操

Previous (蒋)Next (耶)
  • 1171st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 72 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
操→
扌喿
2Radical
操→
扌hand品N/A木tree
3Graphical
操→
亅二品一丨八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cāo (cao1)to grasp • to hold • to operate • to manage • to control • to steer • to exercise • to drill (practice) • to play • to speak (a language)
2. cào (cao4)variant of 肏[cao4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 操 cāo (cao1)The component 喿 is pronounced as 'sào' (sao4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 操 cào (cao4)The component 喿 is pronounced as 'sào' (sao4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

操作 
操蛋 
曹操 

Uncommon

保健操 
情操 
操作者 
操劳 (操勞)
操场 (操場)
操守 
操心 
操控 
操纵 (操縱)
节操 (節操)
体操 (體操)

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作

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Previous (后)Next (里)
  • 49th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.28% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 347 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
作→
亻乍
2Radical
作→
亻human丿bend一one丨line二two
3Graphical
作→
㇒丨丿一丨二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zuò (zuo4)to do • to grow • to write or compose • to pretend • to regard as • to feel • writings or works

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

作 also appears in:
筰

Example Words

Common

作品 
作业 (作業)
作为 (作為)
工作 

Uncommon

作出 
作孽 
作家 
作弊 
作怪 
作息 
作战 (作戰)
作文 
作案 
作用 
作痛 
作祟 
作者 
作风 (作風)
做作 
杰作 (傑作)
副作用 
创作 (創作)
力作 
动作 (動作)
动作片 (動作片)
化作 
合作 
大作 
写作 (寫作)
工作室 
工作日 
工作者 
工作量 
恶作剧 (惡作劇)
振作 
操作 
故作 
炒作 
留作 
当作 (當作)
发作 (發作)
看作 
称作 (稱作)
自作 
装作 (裝作)
制作 (製作)
运作 (運作)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.