Cáo

name
place
common

Meaning of

曹 means name of an ancient state during the Zhou Dynasty; surname Cao. Pronounced Cáo.

  • name of an ancient state during the Zhou Dynasty
  • surname Cao

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Definitions & Examples

Cáo
guó
shì
zhōu
cháo
de
zhū
hóu
guó
 
wèi
jīn
tiān
de
shān
dōng
西
nán
 

The State of Cao was a feudal state during the Zhou Dynasty, located in present-day southwestern Shandong Province.

Cáo
guó
shǐ
jiàn
西
zhōu
shí
 
hòu
lái
bèi
sòng
guó
suǒ
miè
 

The State of Cao was founded during the Western Zhou Dynasty and later destroyed by the State of Song.

shǐ
shàng
de
cáo
guó
suī
rán
 
dàn
wén
huà
yùn
shēn
hòu
 

Although the historical State of Cao was not large, it had profound cultural heritage.

Cáo
guó
chéng
zhǐ
wèi
shān
dōng
shěng
shì
jìng
nèi
 

The ruins of the ancient capital of Cao State are located in Heze City, Shandong Province.

Chūn
qiū
shí
 
cáo
guó
céng
chéng
wéi
zhōng
yuán
de
zhòng
yào
guó
jiā
 

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Cao once became an important state in the Central Plains region.