操
操 (cāo) · to conduct
操 (cāo) means “to conduct”. It is made of 扌 + 喿 and has 16 strokes.
Break 操 into its parts
What 操 is made of
- 扌 shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 喿 zào — the sound of birds chirping
- 品 pǐn — article
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 木 mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八 bā — eight
- 品 pǐn — article
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 喿 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
操 stroke order
Example sentences with 操场
学生们在操场上跑步。Xuéshēngmen zài cāochǎng shàng pǎobù.The students are running on the sports field.
我们学校的操场很大。Wǒmen xuéxiào de cāochǎng hěn dà.Our school's playground is very big.
Words with 操
- 操场cāochǎngsports field
- 操作cāozuòto operate
- 体操tǐcāogymnastics
- 操心cāoxīnto worry about
- 操劳cāoláoto work hard
- 操练cāoliànto drill
- 操纵cāozòngto operate
Also built with 扌
- 举jǔto raise
- 我wǒI
- 才cáitalent
- 扎zhāto prick
- 扑pūto pounce on
- 扒bāto hold on to
- 打dǎto play (ball)
- 扔rēngto throw
- 托tuōto raise
- 扛kángto carry on the shoulder
- 扣kòuto fasten
- 执zhíto execute
Quick facts
| Pinyin | cāo |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to conduct |
| Strokes | 16 |
| Radical | 手 (hand, #64) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
Questions about 操
What does 操 mean?
操 (cāo) means “to conduct”.
How many strokes does 操 have?
操 has 16 strokes.
What is the radical of 操?
The radical of 操 is 手 (shǒu, “hand”), Kangxi radical number 64.
What parts make up 操?
操 is made of 扌 (hand) and 喿 (the sound of birds chirping).
Keep learning
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