抄 (caau1 caau3 | chao1) : copy; plagiarize; ransack; rummage

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抄

caau1 caau3

chao1

[粵] caau1 | [國] chao1
[1] copy; transcribe; duplicate
[2] plagiarize; pirate; crib
[3] ransack; raid; seize
[4] take a shortcut; cut corners
[5] fold (one's arms)

[粵] caau3 - Cantonese only
rummage; search slovenly | [variant] 摷

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 1

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

抄

This word has been viewed 8155 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Mar 2012 04:23

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抄字典 caau3 zi6 din2 chao1 zi4 dian3 = search through a dictionary 粵

抄醒 caau3 seng2 = wake sb up from sleep 粵

抄寫 caau1 se2 chao1 xie3 = to copy down; to transcribe

抄家 caau1 gaa1 chao1 jia1 = to search a house and confiscate possessions

照抄 ziu3 caau1 zhao4 chao1 = copy word for word

包抄 baau1 caau1 bao1 chao1 = to envelop, move about, move around, outflank

抄襲 caau1 zaap6 = plagiarize

抄本 caau1 bun2 chao1 ben3 = handwritten copy

抄網 caau1 mong5 chao1 wang3 = dip net

摘抄 zaak6 caau1 zhai1 chao2 = to extract; to excerpt

手抄本 sau2 caau1 bun2 shou3 chao1 ben3 = hand-written copy; manuscript

抄牌 caau1 paai4 = to issue a fine

抄近路 caau1 kan5 lou6 chao1 jin4 lu4 = cut; cut corners; cut off a corner; take a shoot

抄貓 caau1 maau1 = a copycat

酸辣抄手 syun1 laat6 caau1 sau2 suan1 la4 chao1 shou3 = Suanla chaoshou

古抄本 gu2 caau1 bun2 gu3 chao1 ben3 = codex (common formation)

硬抄本 ngaang6 caau1 bun2 ying4 chao1 ben3 = hard copy (common formation)

軟抄本 jyun5 caau1 bun2 ruan3 chao1 ben3 = soft copy (common formation)

抄手 caau1 sau2 chao1 shou3 = wonton 國

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 抄
Unicode code for this character: U+6284 (off-site link)

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