Memory phrase for the Kanji: 操


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Meaning to grasp, to hold, to control, to exercise

Pronunciation

cāo, cào

Explanation

Left: hand , right: to gather (Three mouths [beaks of birds] in a tree , where birds: gather.)

Mnemonic


 
The hand is gathering/collecting, when (a lot) is grasped.

Radicals

hand
assemble uniteThree mouths of birds (beaks) in a tree
goods
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 Vocabulary

 操作  cāo zuò  to work; to operate; to manipulate
 操纵  cāo zòng  to operate; to control; to rig; to manipulate
 体操  tǐ cāo  gymnastic; gymnastics
 体操  tǐ cāo  
 体操  tǐ cāo  

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