漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
操: maneuver, manipulate
Also: operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity
JLPT N116 strokesGrade 6Your ink: 白 Not met
- 扌hand(meaning)
- 喿(sound)
扌 carries the meaning · 喿 gives the sound
16 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
ソウsou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 体操たいそうgymnastics, physical exercises
- 節操せっそうintegrity, honor, chastity
- 操業するそうぎょうするoperate, run
- 操作するそうさするoperate, manage
- 操縦するそうじゅうするoperate, control, pilot
みさおmisao · kun'yomi · on its own
- 操みさおchastity
あやつるayatsuru · kun'yomi
- 操るあやつるmanipulate, operate
- 操り人形あやつりにんぎょうpuppet, marionette
Also read サン, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a hand reaching out from the left to grab, hold, or shape the world! When you see these three strokes, think of a hand in motion.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side操 maneuver · 扌
vs燥 parch · 火In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · cāo
Same form: 操 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 操 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 操 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin cāo most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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