曹

曹
cáo = c + ao2
surname Cao / Zhou Dynasty vassal state
曹 = 一 + 曰 + 曲 : Mnemonic symbol: a Chinese / white herring.

The King of Chu (c) called Cao Cao too often (曹) and now he's about to enter the aorta (ao2). To pay him respect the King of Chu plays a flute (一) and the Chinese / white herring (曹) plays a harp (曲). They also record their performance with a microphone (曰).
曹
cáo = c + ao2
class or grade / generation / plaintiff and defendant (old) / government department (old)
曹 = 一 + 曰 + 曲 : Mnemonic symbol: a Chinese / white herring.

The King of Chu (c) called Cao Cao too often (曹) and now he's about to enter the aorta (ao2). To pay him respect the King of Chu plays a flute (一) and the Chinese / white herring (曹) plays a harp (曲). They also record their performance with a microphone (曰).

曹 character breakdown

一
yi̅ = y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
曰
yue̅ = yu + e1
to speak / to say
曰 = 囗 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a microphone.

Yu the Great (yu) is selling flutes (一) in front of the elevator (e1). He has a whole box (囗) of them, and he's advertising them by using a microphone (曰).
曲
qu̅ = qu + Ø1
surname Qu
曲
qu̅ = qu + Ø1
bent / crooked / wrong
曲
qǔ = qu + Ø3
tune / song / CL:支[zhi1]
曲 = 囗 + 卄 : Mnemonic symbol: a harp. Cupid (qu) is playing a harp (曲) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He's sitting on a big enclosure (囗), playing the harp (曲) and wielding a double axe (卄) at the same time.
曲
麯
qu̅ = qu + Ø1
variant of 麴|曲[qu1]
曲
麴
qu̅ = qu + Ø1
yeast / Aspergillus (includes many common molds) / Taiwan pr. [qu2]

Characters with 曹 as component

糟
za̅o = z + ao1
dregs / draff / pickled in wine / rotten / messy / ruined
糟 = 曹 + 米 : Zorro (z) found a very rotten, dead (糟) herring (曹) in a sack of rice (米) and now the rice is a total waste (糟). He gets rid of the rice and the herring in front of the aorta (ao1).
遭
za̅o = z + ao1
to meet by chance (usually with misfortune) / classifier for events: time, turn, incident
遭 = 曹 + 辶 : Once upon a time (遭) Zorro (b) caught a huge white Chinese herring (曹) and brought it back to the aorta (ao1), but he met with misfortune (遭) as he dropped the herring onto his new gladiator sandals (辶) in front of the aorta (ao1).
槽
cáo = c + ao2
trough / manger / groove / channel / (Tw) (computing) hard drive
漕
cáo = c + ao2
to transport (esp. grain) by water / (literary) watercourse; canal
嘈
cáo = c + ao2
bustling / tumultuous / noisy
嘈 = 口 + 曹 : The King of Chu (c) and the white herring (曹) are making a noise (嘈) in the aorta's kitchen (ao2) because they cannot agree who may eat the very last mandarin (口).
傮
za̅o = z + ao1
finish, to go around
艚
cáo = c + ao2
seagoing junk
蓸
cáo = c + ao2
(a kind of herb)
螬
cáo = c + ao2
larva of Mimela lucidula
蹧
za̅o = z + ao1
see 蹧蹋[zao1 ta4]

Words with 曹

阴
陰
曹
曹
hell / the inferno
说
說
曹
曹
操
操
曹
曹
操
操
就
就
到
到
lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives / fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
说
說
曹
曹
操
操
，
，
,
曹
曹
操
操
到
到
see 說曹操曹操就到|说曹操曹操就到[shuo1 Cao2 Cao1 Cao2 Cao1 jiu4 dao4]
赴
赴
阴
陰
曹
曹
to enter hell
身
身
在
在
曹
曹
营
營
心
心
在
在
汉
漢
live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom) / to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere else
军
軍
曹
曹
鱼
魚
cobia or black kingfish (Rachycentron canadum)
阴
陰
曹
曹
地
地
府
府
netherworld / Kingdom of the Underworld / Hades
萧
蕭
规
規
曹
曹
随
隨
lit. Xiao's 蕭何|萧何[Xiao1 He2] governance followed by Cao 曹參|曹参[Cao2 Can1] (idiom) / fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor / to follow precedent

Sentences with 曹

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