cāo
操 (cāo) is a Chinese word meaning “to grasp; to hold; to operate”.
Meanings
- 1to grasp
- 2to hold
- 3to operate
- 4to manage
- 5to control
- 6to steer
- 7to exercise
- 8to drill (practice)
- 9to play
- 10to speak (a language)
Related words
操old variant of 操[cao1]操variant of 肏[cao4]操作to work操纵to operate操心to worry about体操gymnastic操场playground曹操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 曹丕重操旧业to resume one's old trade (idiom)贞操(usually of women) chastity操之过急to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient操作员operator