Meta:

  1. 曹 is the 1568th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 9 words.
  4. appears as a component in 10 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (grass), No glyph available, (two), (container), (sun/day)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

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

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

曹植 

Medium Frequency

曹操 

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Meta:

  1. 操 is the 1171st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 36 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (N/A), (tree)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. 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. cao4 - variant of 肏[cao4]

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
操作 

Medium Frequency

情操 
操劳 (操勞)
操场 (操場)
操心 
操控 
操纵 (操縱)
操蛋 
曹操 
节操 (節操)
体操 (體操)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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