曹操

曹操 Cáo Cāo ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ cou4 cou1

  • Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕
  • the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三国演义 (三國演義)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 曹 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

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Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 这是曹操的奸计。 This is Cao Cao's trickery.
  • 说曹操,曹操就到。 Speak of the devil and he is sure to appear.

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