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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
cáo - surname Cao
- Zhou Dynasty vassal state
cáo - class or grade
- generation
- plaintiff and defendant (old)
- government department (old)

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
- - 9,862 7,241 10,293

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱?

Radical:

Other Words Containing

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
- - 9,862 7,241 10,293
曹操 - - 10,330 8,281 6,773
阴曹 - - 61,143 - -