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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 操

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
操 cāo - to grasp
- to hold
- to operate
- to manage
- to control
- to steer
- to exercise
- to drill (practice)
- to play
- to speak (a language)
操 cào - variant of 肏[cao4]
操 cāo - old variant of 操[cao1]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 832 2,633 1,102

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 扌 喿

Radical:

扌

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

喿

Semantic:

扌

Hint:

Hand

Other Words Containing 操

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
操 - - 832 2,633 1,102
操作 6 4 4,135 1,152 2,981
操纵 6 6 4,413 8,190 16,869
操心 5 7 4,636 14,620 9,995
体操 - 4 8,534 9,272 10,458
操场 5 4 9,429 12,699 7,846
曹操 - - 10,330 8,281 6,773
重操旧业 - - 17,707 55,659 49,878
贞操 - - 17,866 38,532 27,026
操之过急 - - 19,573 44,745 49,436
操作员 - - 21,918 44,150 74,265
操守 - - 21,971 29,325 25,959
稳操胜券 - - 22,045 65,131 79,859
操劳 6 9 23,112 27,239 16,988
操办 - - 23,113 32,327 49,222
操作系统 - - 24,461 7,254 9,536
操纵杆 - - 24,499 64,478 78,725
操练 6 - 25,807 29,118 34,455
自由体操 - - 33,997 46,513 -
健美操 - - 34,910 35,004 28,255
情操 - - 35,427 21,671 21,692
操持 - - 37,951 42,953 44,408
节操 - - 38,512 19,090 6,848
体操队 - - 43,006 28,766 61,566
早操 - - 47,548 41,094 23,125
我操 - - 48,189 - -
出操 - - 60,902 61,658 45,277
做操 - - 62,751 - -
保健操 - - 65,213 44,128 21,605
操作台 - - 66,158 61,039 64,206
课间操 - - 76,439 64,026 41,990
同室操戈 - - 97,190 74,314 58,223