Keyword
to grasp
- to conduct
- to manage
- to run
- Frequency
- #875
- Strokes
- 16
Readings
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Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 喿 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
操
to grasp; to hold; to operate; to manage; to control; to steer; to exercise; to drill (practice); to play; to speak (a language)
操作
to work; to operate; to manipulate
操纵
to operate; to control; to rig; to manipulate
操控
to control; to manipulate
操作系统
operating system
曹操
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三国演义
体操
gymnastic; gymnastics
我操
(substitute for 我肏 (wǒcào)) fuck; WTF
操心
to worry about
操场
playground; sports field; drill ground
情操
sentiments; feelings; disposition of mind; moral character
操守
personal integrity
操练
drill; practice
贞操
(usually of women) chastity; virginity; virtue; honor; loyalty; moral integrity
操蛋
lousy; rotten
操刀
to hold a knife; (fig.) (of a surgeon) to perform an operation; (fig.) to personally handle or take charge of a task; to take the reins
操办
to arrange matters
操作员
operator
操盘
(finance) (of a fund manager, high-wealth individual etc) to make large trades (in stocks, futures etc); (fashion, movies etc) (of an industry heavyweight) to make a play in the market
节操
integrity; moral principle
操弄
to manipulate; manipulation
操劳
to work hard; to look after
操之过急
to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient; overhasty
重操旧业
(idiom) to resume one's old trade