Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "操", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "操", and master the standard way of writing the character "操".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 操
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "操" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
to hold / to drill / to exercise / to act / to do / to take in hand / to keep / to manage
操 cāo
Verb:
1. 拿,抓在手里: grasp; hold
Example: ~刀 (to hold a knife), ~觚 (to hold a wooden tablet for writing), ~管 (to hold a pen for writing), ~刀必割 (to take the opportunity; to decide swiftly).
2. 控制、掌握: control; operate
Example: ~舟 (to steer a boat), ~纵 (to control).
3. 从事: take up
Example: ~心 (to focus), ~办 (to manage), ~作 (to take action), ~持 (to maintain), ~劳 (to work), ~之过急 (to take action too hastily).
4. 体力的锻炼,军事的训练: drill; training
Example: ~练 (to practice), ~场 (training ground), ~演 (to rehearse), 上~ (to drill).
5. 用某种语言或方言讲话: speak
Example: 他~一口闽南音 (he speaks in a Min dialect).
6. 行为,品行: conduct; character
Example: ~行 (moral conduct), ~守 (to abide by code of conduct).
7. 姓: a surname.
Noun:
1. 品行; 德行: conduct; moral character
Example: 操尚 (moral quality); 操学 (moral conduct and learning).
Notes:
- The original meaning is to hold or grasp something in one’s hand.
- The character is formed by a phonetic and semantic element, with "手" (hand) as the semantic component and "(sào)" providing the phonetic element.