1. 曹

曹

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  • 1568th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 10 characters

Decomposition

1Once
曹→
No glyph available日
2Radical
曹→
艹grassNo glyph available二two凵container日sun/day
3Graphical
曹→
艹丨二凵口一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cáo (Cao2)surname Cao • Zhou Dynasty vassal state
2. cáo (cao2)class or grade • generation • plaintiff and defendant (old) • government department (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 曹 cáo (cao2)The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

曹 also appears in:
遭糟槽嘈漕螬艚鰽蓸蹧

Example Words

Common

曹植 

Uncommon

曹操 

RareShow 21

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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