• 787th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 200 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cǎo (cao3)grass • straw • manuscript • draft (of a document) • careless • rough • CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
2. cào (cao4)variant of 肏[cao4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cǎo (cao3)The component is pronounced as 'zǎo' (zao3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for cǎo (cao3)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for cào (cao4)The component is pronounced as 'zǎo' (zao3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for cào (cao4)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

皮草 
草根 
草莓 

Uncommon

三叶草 (三葉草)
仙草 
含羞草 
拈花惹草 
本草 
校草 
水草 
沾花惹草 
烟草 (煙草)
甘草 
稻草 
稻草人 
粮草 (糧草)
绿草 (綠草)
花草 
草包 
草原 
草丛 (草叢)
草地 
草坪 
草帽 
草木 
草本 
草案 
草泥马 (草泥馬)
草率 
草稿 
草草 
草菇 
草药 (草藥)
草酸 
薰衣草 
虫草 (蟲草)
野草 
杂草 (雜草)
青草 
香草 

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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
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

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

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

曹植 

Uncommon

曹操 

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  • 2987th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cáo (cao2)trough • manger • groove • channel

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

Common

跳槽 

Uncommon

凹槽 
水槽 

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  • 3440th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cáo (cao2)bustling • tumultuous • noisy

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

Uncommon

嘈杂 (嘈雜)
嘈杂声 (嘈雜聲)

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  • 4359th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 0 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cáo (cao2)transport by water • watercourse • canal

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

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  • 5925th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 0 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cáo (cao2)sea-going junk

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

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  • 5657th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cáo (cao2)larva of Mimela lucidula

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

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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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