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操

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操

  • cāo (cao¹) Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄘㄠ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • cou¹ Cantonese, Jyutping
  • chhâu Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
  • chhau Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • chho Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • chho͘ Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • cao¹ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
  • cāo Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄘㄠ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • cao Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • tsʻao¹ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • tsāu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • tsau Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • цао Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • cou¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • chōu Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • tsou¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • chhâu Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
  • cau^ˊ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
  • cau¹ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
  • /t͡sʰau̯²⁴/ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
  • chhau Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
  • tshau Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
  • zhaw Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
  • /t͡sʰau̯³³/ Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
  • cāo Mandarin, Pinyin
  • cào (cao¹, cao⁴) Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄘㄠˋ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • cou³ Cantonese, Jyutping
  • chhó Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • chhò Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • chhò͘ Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • cào Mandarin, Standard Chinese, literary
  • ㄘㄠˋ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, literary
  • tsʻao⁴ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, literary
  • tsàu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, literary
  • tsaw Mandarin, Standard Chinese, literary
  • цао Mandarin, Standard Chinese, literary
  • /t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, literary

Where it comes from

形聲漢字（上古 *sʰaːw, *sʰaːws）：意符 手 (“手”) + 聲符 喿 (上古 *saːws) 。

釋義 撡

  1. （形声。从手，(sào)声。本义：拿着，握在手里）
  2. 同本义。
  3. 又如：可操左券；同室操戈（兄弟相残或内部纷争）；操刀（持刀；执刀）。
  4. 引申为掌握。
  5. 又如：操券（有把握成功）；操总（掌握要领）
  6. 用某种语言或方言说话。 操广东话/操日语
  7. 驾驶。 操舟（驾驶船舶）/操船
  8. 从事。
  9. 又如：操职（任事）；操切从事（做事急躁）
  10. 做（事），行动。 操办
  11. 操练
  12. 又如：出操（出去操练）
  13. 弹奏
  14. 又如：操琴；操鼓；操弦（弹奏）
  15. slang 同肏。

釋義 撡

  1. 品行

In English

  • fuck to have sexual intercourse—obscene or vulgar

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"操." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%93%8D. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

操. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%93%8D

Chicago

"操." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%93%8D.

BibTeX
@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {操},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%93%8D},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}