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曹
Cáo
1. surname Cao
2. Zhou Dynasty vassal state
Common • Top 10% ✏️ 11 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

曹
cáo
ministers, officials; a company; surname
11 丶

Compound Words (20)

曹锟
CáoKūn
Cao Kun (1862-1938), one of the Northern Warlords
三曹
SānCáo
the Three Caos (Cao Cao [[曹操]] and his sons Cao Pi [[曹丕]] and Cao Zhi [[曹植]]), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty [[曹魏]], and were all three noted poets and calligraphers
市曹
shìcáo
market
曹参
CáoCān
Cao Can (-190 BC), second chancellor of Han Dynasty, contributed to its founding by fighting on Liu Bang's [[劉邦|刘邦<LiúBāng>]] side during the Chu-Han Contention [[楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争<ChǔHànZhànzhēng>]]
曹魏
CáoWèi
Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi [[曹丕]], son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265
阴曹
yīncáo
hell
曹操
CáoCāo
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei [[曹魏]], father of Emperor Cao Pi [[曹丕]]
曹植
CáoZhí
Cao Zhi (192-232), son of Cao Cao [[曹操]], noted poet and calligrapher
曹冲
CáoChōng
Cao Chong (196-208), son of Cao Cao [[曹操<CáoCāo>]]
曹丕
CáoPī
Cao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao [[曹操]], king then emperor of Cao Wei [[曹魏]] from 220, ruled as Emperor Wen [[魏文帝]], also a noted calligrapher
曹禺
CáoYú
Cao Yu (1910-1997), PRC dramatist
曹县
Cáoxiàn
Cao county in Heze [[菏澤|菏泽<Hézé>]], Shandong
曹雪芹
CáoXuěqín
Cao Xueqin (c. 1715-c. 1764), accepted author of A Dream of Red Mansions [[紅樓夢|红楼梦<HónglóuMèng>]]
曹不兴
CáoBùxīng
Cao Buxing or Ts'ao Pu-hsing (active c. 210-250), famous semi-legendary painter, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties [[六朝四大家]]
曹刚川
CáoGāngchuān
Cao Gangchuan (1935-), former artillery officer, senior PRC politician and army leader
曹白鱼
cáobáiyú
Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata)
曹靖华
CáoJìnghuá
Cao Jinghua (1897-1987), translator from Russian, professor of Beijing University and essayist
曹余章
CáoYúzhāng
Cao Yuzhang (1924-), modern writer and publisher, author of narrative history [[上下五千年]]
赴阴曹
fùyīncáo
to enter hell
军曹鱼
jūncáoyú
cobia or black kingfish (Rachycentron canadum)

Alternate Entries

曹
cáo
class or grade / generation / plaintiff and defendant (old) / government department (old)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
1,569
Word Frequency Rank
8,043 of 84,292