1234567891011121314Keywordto transport by watercanalwatercourseto transport by seaFrequency#4094Strokes14ReadingscáoMnemonic氵 (water) gives the meaning and 曹 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of氵water曹class or gradeUsed in vocabulary漕运cáoyùn(old) to transport by water; to ship grain as tax漕cáoto transport (esp. grain) by water; (literary) watercourse; canal漕粮cáoliánggrain transported by water (in ancient times)漕河cáohéwaterway used for the transportation of grain (in ancient times) (esp. the Grand Canal 大运河 (DàYùnhé))