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抄
chāo
1. to make a copy
2. to plagiarize
3. to search and seize
4. to raid
5. to grab
6. to go off with
7. to take a shortcut
8. to make a turning move
9. to fold one's arms
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 6% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

抄
chāo
copy, plagiarism; to confiscate, to seize
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

传抄
chuánchāo
to circulate copies
兜抄
dōuchāo
to surround and attack
包抄
bāochāo
to outflank
小抄
xiǎochāo
cheat sheet
抄件
chāojiàn
duplicate (copy)
抄家
chāojiā
to search a house and confiscate possessions
抄写
chāoxiě
to copy
抄手
chāoshǒu
to fold one's arms
抄本
chāoběn
handwritten copy
抄查
chāochá
to search and confiscate
抄获
chāohuò
to search and seize
抄网
chāowǎng
dip net
抄袭
chāoxí
to plagiarize
抄身
chāoshēn
to search (a person)
抄近
chāojìn
to take a shortcut
抄送
chāosòng
to make a copy (and send it to someone)
抄道
chāodào
to take a shortcut
抄录
chāolù
to make a copy of
摘抄
zhāichāo
to extract
查抄
cháchāo
to take inventory of and confiscate a criminal's possessions

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,212
Word Frequency Rank
4,694 of 84,292

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