Listen to pronunciation (Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: This Chinese character can also be pronounced cāo. However, with a different pronunciation, the meaning of the character will change as well (not yet available in this dictionary).
English translation
to fuck
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 操 ( cào ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers. This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of cào are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 操 ( cao / cào ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication. If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ŏ, ù).
Cao ni ma!
Cào nĭ mā! – English translation: Go fuck your mother!
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Character complexity
操 is composed of 16 strokes and therefore is of high complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information (Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
hand | used as a swearword, it is often combined with a middle finger's sign
操 ( cao / cào ) belongs to the 3000 most common Chinese characters (rank 1227)
Chinese example words containing the character 操 ( cao / cào )
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All words in this dictionary (more to come) were taken from the multimedia Chinese learning software Han Trainer Pro. This Chinese-English dictionary is currently under development.