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CHINESE CHARACTER

曹 (cáo): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

cáo
ministers, officials; a company; surname
HSK —11 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

曰 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 曹.

Visible components

曹 is decomposed as ⿱?日.

STROKES · 11

Write 曹 in 11 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

PRACTISE WRITING →

FAQ

What does 曹 (cáo) mean in Chinese?

ministers, officials; a company; surname

How do you write 曹 in stroke order?

曹 has 11 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 曹?

曰 is the radical in 曹. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 曹?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.