old variant of 操[cao1]

= + : The King of Chu is exercising in front of the aorta. He is standing on one leg, and holding a toy claw in each hand. With the toy claws, he is balancing two large cuckoo's clocks respectively.
to grasp / to hold / to operate / to manage / to control / to steer / to exercise / to drill (practice) / to play / to speak (a language)

= + : The King of Chu is exercising in front of the aorta. He is standing on one leg, and holding a toy claw in each hand. With the toy claws, he is balancing two large cuckoo's clocks respectively.
variant of 肏[cao4]

操 character breakdown

chirping of birds

= + : Shakespeare is setting up a Christmas tree in the aorta's bathroom. He's putting a pyramid on top, out of which every full hour a mechanical bird pops out to chirp a song, just like in a cuckoo clock.
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

Characters with 操 as component

操 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 操

to operate / to control / to rig / to manipulate
joystick / control lever
drill / practice
(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax / fig. to follow a principle / fig. to act as matchmaker
drill rules
drill / exercise / demonstration / to demonstrate
variant of 肏屄[cao4 bi1]
(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
heavyweight operator in a market
to worry about / to look after / to take care of
to manipulate / manipulation
to control / to manipulate

Sentences with 操

hái
ér
men
 
 
ca̅o
liàn
qi
lai