cāo

common
verb
noun

Meaning of

操 means to hold; to grip; to take in hand; to control; to dominate; to master. Pronounced cāo.

  • to hold; to grip; to take in hand
  • to control; to dominate; to master
  • to do; to work at; to engage in

Character Info

Radical
Strokes16
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

cāo
cài
dāo
chōng
xiàng
dǎi
 

He grabbed a kitchen knife and rushed at the thugs.

Qǐng
bāng
cāo
xià
yáo
kòng
 

Please pass me the remote control.

cāo
kāi
shǐ
xiě
zuò
 

He picked up his pen and started doing his homework.

Shì
bīng
men
cāo
zhe
cháng
qiāng
zài
zhàn
gǎng
 

Soldiers stood guard with long rifles in their hands.

cāo
sào
zhou
sǎo
yuàn
zi
 

She picked up a broom to clean the yard.