抄 (chāo): To copy — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 6 Writing 6

1.

Animated Stroke Order 抄

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 抄

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

抄

扌shǒu · hand

少shǎo · few

抄=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 抄

抄 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 抄

Common word with 抄

One common HSK word with 抄 is 抄袭, meaning "Plagiarize / Copy".

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

yīn因

chāo抄

xí袭

bèi被

xué学

xiào

扌shǒu · hand

+少shǎo · few

chāo抄

xí袭

Plagiarize / Copy

校

chǔ处

fá罚

。

He was punished by the school for plagiarism.

xué学

shēng生

xū需

yào要

téng誊

chāo抄

bǐ笔

jì记

。

Students need to copy their notes by hand.

Dí敌

rén人

cóng从

hòu后

miàn面

bāo包

chāo抄

wǒ我

men们

。

The enemy outflanked us from behind.

kǎo考

shì试

shí时

bù不

néng能

chāo抄

bié别

rén人

de的

dá答

àn案

。

You cannot copy others' answers during an exam.

qǐng请

chāo抄

xiě写

zhè这

duàn段

wén文

zì字

sān三

biàn遍

。

Please copy this text three times.

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抄 (chāo): To copy — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

Animated Stroke Order 抄

Stroke Order Diagrams 抄

Character Breakdown

Printable Writing Worksheet: 抄

How to Use 抄

Common word with 抄

Example Sentences

HSK Level 5

Same Sound

Same Radical

Related Characters

HSK Level 5

Same Sound

Same Radical