曹

cáo

c+áo·2nd tone

class or grade · generation

Radical: 曰 Strokes: 11

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Less common

Same radical

曲曼更替最曾曳曰曷

Same radical

曲曼更替最曾曳曰曷

New to Chinese?Start with pinyin·See the learning path

Stroke Order · 11 strokes (click to expand)

Click the button below to start stroke animation

Meanings

class or grade

generation

plaintiff and defendant (old)

government department (old)

cáo

surname Cao

Zhou Dynasty vassal state

Cáo

Loading examples…

Words with 曹 173 total

Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265曹魏Cáo Wèi

Idioms with 曹 10 total Chain

live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom) · to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere else身在曹营心在汉shēn zài Cáo yíng xīn zài Hàn lit. Xiao's governance followed by Cao (idiom) · fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor · to follow precedent萧规曹随Xiāo guī Cáo suí netherworld · Kingdom of the Underworld · Hades阴曹地府yīn cáo dì fǔ