曹 (cáo) - Cao — a Chinese surname & refers to the Cao Wei dynasty (Three Kingdoms

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cáo ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

偲嫦

曹 · cáo

Cao — a Chinese surname;

refers to the Cao Wei dynasty (Three Kingdoms period);

also means a group, class, or government office.

Cao — a Chinese surnamerefers to the Cao Wei dynasty (Three Kingdomsalso means a group, class, or government office.

Usage highlights

Cao CaoCao Wei dynastygovernment officesame groupmilitary officerCao family

Synonyms

  • 类— category, class
  • 群— group, crowd

Antonyms

  • 独— alone, solitary
  • 单— single, individual

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Cao Cao was a famous warlord (曹操).
  • Cao Wei was one of the Three Kingdoms (曹魏).
  • He works in the finance department (财务曹).
  • They belong to the same class (同曹).

Collocations

  • Cao Cao(曹操)
  • Cao Wei dynasty(曹魏)
  • government office(曹司)
  • same group(同曹)
  • military officer(兵曹)
  • Cao family(曹家)

Idioms

  • Say Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives(说曹操曹操到)
  • Three visits to the thatched cottage (三顾茅庐) — involving Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, contrasting with Cao Cao's approach
  • Cao Cao's army — numerous and powerful(曹操的兵马 — 多多益善)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically significant as the surname of Cao Cao, a central figure in the Three Kingdoms period and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
  • The character originally meant 'a pair' or 'a couple', later extended to mean 'a group' or 'class' of people.
  • Cao Wei (曹魏) was one of the three major states during the Three Kingdoms period (220–265 AD).

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