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

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

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 cāo (cao1)The component is pronounced as 'sào' (sao4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for cào (cao4)The component is pronounced as 'sào' (sao4). It has the same pinyin final.
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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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  • 249th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 274 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
earthN/ANo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cháng (chang2)threshing floor • classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
2. chǎng (chang3)large place used for a specific purpose • stage • scene (of a play) • classifier for sporting or recreational activities • classifier for number of exams

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

商场 (商場)
场景 (場景)
场面 (場面)
市场 (市場)
广场 (廣場)
战场 (戰場)
机场 (機場)
现场 (現場)
登场 (登場)
立场 (立場)
职场 (職場)

Uncommon

上场 (上場)
下场 (下場)
中场 (中場)
主场 (主場)
停车场 (停車場)
入场 (入場)
入场券 (入場券)
全场 (全場)
冷场 (冷場)
出场 (出場)
到场 (到場)
剧场 (劇場)
包场 (包場)
半场 (半場)
在场 (在場)
场合 (場合)
场地 (場地)
场所 (場所)
官场 (官場)
客场 (客場)
专场 (專場)
市场价 (市場價)
市场化 (市場化)
情场 (情場)
捧场 (捧場)
排场 (排場)
操场 (操場)
收场 (收場)
散场 (散場)
会场 (會場)
沙场 (沙場)
浴场 (浴場)
牧场 (牧場)
球场 (球場)
用场 (用場)
当场 (當場)
磁场 (磁場)
竞技场 (競技場)
篮球场 (籃球場)
考场 (考場)
菜市场 (菜市場)
赌场 (賭場)
赛场 (賽場)
足球场 (足球場)
农场 (農場)
退场 (退場)
进场 (進場)
游乐场 (遊樂場)
开场 (開場)
飞机场 (飛機場)
体育场 (體育場)

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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.
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