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操
cāo
to grasp / to hold / to operate / to manage / to control / to steer / to exercise / to drill (practice) / to play / to speak (a language)
16 strokes
Very Common (1%)
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Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
HSK Word Level
—
Character Frequency
1172
Word Frequency
752