操
cào
#1,171 most
frequent character
variant of 肏[cao4]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
操 uses 扌 hand with 喿 zào, which gives the sound. It first meant 'take and hold.' From there it grew to 'grasp, hold', 'operate, control', and 'exercise, drill.' Read cào, it is a slang word that grew from the same shape.
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