操 (cou1 cou3 | cao1) : grasp; operate; speak; drill; conduct

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操

cou1 cou3

cao1

Jyutping cou1
[1] [v] grasp; hold; seize; control
[2] [v] operate; be engaged in; take up
[3] [v] speak (a language or dialect)
[4] [v,n] drill; exercise; gymnastics

Jyutping cou3 cou1
[n] conduct; behaviour; integrity

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 16

Level: 1

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

操

This word has been viewed 24859 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Feb 2012 05:16

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操心 cou1 sam1 cao1 xin1 = to bother, to worry about

體操 tai2 cou1 ti3 cao1 = gymnastics

操縱 cou1 zung3 cao1 zong4 = to operate; to control

操練 cou1 lin6 cao1 lian4 = drill; practice

操場 cou1 coeng4 cao1 chang3 = playground; sports field

操勞 cou1 lou4 cao1 lao2 = to work hard; to look after

操作 cou1 zok3 cao1 zuo4 = to operate; to control

健美操 gin6 mei5 cou1 = aerobics

操刀 cou1 dou1 = to hold a knife

操作性能 cou1 zok3 sing3 nang4 cao1 zuo4 xing4 neng2 = serviceability
See all 32 compounds (CantoDict reports 39 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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呢部機器好容易操作。粵
It's easy to operate this machine.
[Whilst the English version needs a dummy subject "it", the Chinese version needs no subject with "this machine" functioning as a topic of the sentence.]

一講曹操曹操就到 ?!
PLEASE DELETE AND RECREATE AS A COMPOUND (IDIOM), AS PER http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,92526,92538#msg-92538 Speak of the devil (and he shall appear).
[PLEASE DELETE AND RECREATE AS A COMPOUND (IDIOM), AS PER http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,92526,92538#msg-92538 Note that this is a rough translation "曹操" is actually a famous Chinese general and NOT a translation for the devil.]

做緊健身操嗰個人係我細佬。粵
The guy doing the keep-fit exercise is my brother.
[In the Canto version, the noun 'guy' is placed after the verbal phrase which modifies the noun. In the English version, the noun is placed before the phrase.]

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Decimal representation of this word: 操
Unicode code for this character: U+64cd (off-site link)

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