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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)

照抄
zhàochāo
to copy word-for-word
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
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

Metadata

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

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