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曹操 (cáo cāo): Cao Cao (historical figure) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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曹操 consists of 2 characters.

ministry officials; surname

to hold, to grasp, to operate, to conduct

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Pinyincáo cāo

MeaningCao Cao (historical figure)

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 曹操.

Words with 曹

曹丕cáo pī
曹县cáo xiàn
曹植cáo zhí
曹营cáo yíng
曹雪芹cáo xuě qín

Words with 操

操场cāo chǎngHSK 5
操心cāo xīnHSK 5
体操tǐ cāoHSK 6
操作cāo zuòHSK 6
操劳cāo láoHSK 6
操纵cāo zòngHSK 6
操练cāo liànHSK 6
操控cāo kòngHSK 7-9

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