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操

See also: 肏
操 U+64CD, 操
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-64CD
← 擌
[U+64CC] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 擎 →
[U+64CE]

Translingual

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Han character

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操 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 手口口木 (QRRD), four-corner 56094, composition ⿰扌喿)

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 458, character 15
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12806
  • Dae Jaweon: page 807, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1969, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+64CD

Chinese

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trad. 操
simp. # 操
alternative forms 撡／操

Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character 操
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
   
Characters in the same phonetic series (喿) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
藻 *ʔsaːwʔ
澡 *ʔslaːwʔ
璪 *ʔsaːwʔ
繰 *ʔsaːwʔ, *saːw, *sʰaw
躁 *ʔsaːws
趮 *ʔsaːws
操 *sʰaːw, *sʰaːws
幧 *sʰaːw, *sʰaw
懆 *sʰaːwʔ
鄵 *sʰaːws
鐰 *zaːw, *sʰaw
臊 *saːw, *saːws
鱢 *saːw
燥 *saːwʔ, *saːws
噪 *saːws
髞 *saːws
喿 *saːws
譟 *saːws
劋 *ʔsawʔ, *ʔseːwʔ
橾 *soːwʔ, *srow

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sʰaːw, *sʰaːws) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 喿 (OC *saːws).

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation 1

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Note:
  • chhau - vernacular;
  • chho/chho͘ - literary.
Rime
Character 操
Reading # 1/3
Initial (聲) 清 (14)
Final (韻) 豪 (89)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) I
Fanqie 七刀切
Baxter tshaw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/t͡sʰɑu/
Pan
Wuyun 		/t͡sʰɑu/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡sʰɑu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/t͡sʰaw/
Li
Rong 		/t͡sʰɑu/
Wang
Li 		/t͡sʰɑu/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/t͡sʰɑu/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		cāo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		cou1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 操
Reading # 1/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		cāo
Middle
Chinese 		‹ tshawX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*[tsʰ]ˁawʔ/
English grasp (v.)

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 操
Reading # 1/2
No. 16571
Phonetic
component 		喿
Rime
group 		宵
Rime
subdivision 		1
Corresponding
MC rime 		操
Old
Chinese 		/*sʰaːw/
Definitions
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操

  1. to conduct
  2. to run
  3. to control
  4. to manage
  5. (literary, or in compounds) to play a musical instrument; to perform music; to give an instrumental performance
  6. (military) to drill
  7. to have somebody overwork
  8. to speak (an accent)
    一名操內地口音的女子 [MSC, trad.]
    一名操内地口音的女子 [MSC, simp.]
    yī míng cāo nèidì kǒuyīn de nǚzǐ [Pinyin]
    a female with Mainland accent
  9. calisthenics
  10. exercise
  11. (Cantonese) to train; to practice
  12. a surname: Cao
Synonyms
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  • (to play a musical instrument):
Compounds
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Pronunciation 2

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Note:
  • chhau/chhó - vernacular;
  • chho/chho͘ - literary;
  • chhò/chhò͘ - literary (limited, e.g. 曹操).
    Rime
    Character 操
    Reading # 3/3
    Initial (聲) 清 (14)
    Final (韻) 豪 (89)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) I
    Fanqie 七到切
    Baxter tshawH
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/t͡sʰɑuH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/t͡sʰɑuH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/t͡sʰɑuH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/t͡sʰawH/
    Li
    Rong         		/t͡sʰɑuH/
    Wang
    Li         		/t͡sʰɑuH/
    Bernhard
    Karlgren         		/t͡sʰɑuH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		cào
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		cou3
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 操
    Reading # 2/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		cāo
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ tshawH ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*[tsʰ]ˁawʔ-s/
    English (what is grasped:) principles

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 操
    Reading # 2/2
    No. 16575
    Phonetic
    component         		喿
    Rime
    group         		宵
    Rime
    subdivision         		1
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		操
    Old
    Chinese         		/*sʰaːws/
    Definitions
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    操

    1. conduct; behaviour
    Compounds
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    Etymology 2

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    For pronunciation and definitions of 操 – see 肏 (“to fuck; to have sex with someone; etc.”).
    (This character is a variant form of 肏).

    Japanese

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    Kanji

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    操

    (Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

    1. chastity
    2. fidelity
    3. honor
    4. faith

    Readings

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    Etymology 1

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    Compound of 御 (mi, “honorific prefix emphasizing beauty”) +‎ 青 (ao, “green/blue”), in the sense of the quality of an unchanging beautiful green in the face of anything, similar to an evergreen tree. The medial -s- may represent epenthesis between two vowels, or it may be cognate with Korean interfix ㅅ (-s-) used to mark possession, much like German -s-. See also 小雨 (kosame, “drizzle”), 霧雨 (kirisame, “drizzle”), 春雨 (harusame, “spring rain”), and 稲 (shine, “rice”).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    操(みさお) • (misao) 

    1. fidelity, honor, constancy
    2. chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's spouse)
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    Derived terms

    Proper noun

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    操(みさお) • (Misao) 

    1. a male given name

    References

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    1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

    Korean

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    Etymology

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    “to control; etc.”

    From Middle Chinese 操 (MC tshaw, “to grasp”).

    Historical readings
    “conduct; behaviour”

    From Middle Chinese 操 (MC tshawH, “principles”).

    Historical readings

    Pronunciation

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    • (conduct; to control; to drill; to operate; etc.):
    • (in 操鍊, 操船, 操心, 操業, 操典, 操車, and 操舵):
      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞(ː)]
      • Phonetic hangul: [조(ː)]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

    Hanja

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    Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

    Wikisource

    操 (eumhun 잡을 조 (jabeul jo))

    1. hanja form? of 조 (“conduct; behaviour”)
    2. hanja form? of 조 (“to control; to manage”)
    3. hanja form? of 조 (“to drill; to train”)
    4. hanja form? of 조 (“to operate; to manipulate”)

    Compounds

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    Compounds

    References

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    • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [1]

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    Han character

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    操: Hán Nôm readings: thao, tháo, thạo, xáo, thảo

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