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cáo
漕

technical
historical

Meaning of 漕

漕 means water transport of grain; relating to water transport of grain. Pronounced cáo.

  • water transport of grain
  • relating to water transport of grain

Character Info

Radical氵
Strokes14

Stroke Order

漕

Definitions & Examples

Dà大
yùn运
hé河
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
zhǔ主
yào要
yòng用
yú于
cáo漕
yùn运
 。

The Grand Canal was primarily used for water transport of grain in ancient times.

Zhēng征
shōu收
de的
liáng粮
shi食
tōng通
guò过
cáo漕
yùn运
sòng送
wǎng往
jīng京
chéng城
 。

The collected grain was transported to the capital via water transport.

Relations

Common Words

漕运 / 漕運cáoyùn

waterway transport of grain tax (historical)

漕粮 / 漕糧cáoliáng

grain tax transported via canal

漕河cáohé

grain transport canal