Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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 unite(Three 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

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