| 操 | 49B35 10A.01-4 | 部居  | 畫數 16 | ㄘㄠ [cao1] (*ㄘㄠˋ [cao4] ). | ||
| N. | (1) (Also *[cao4]) integrity, moral principle in person's conduct: 操守，操作，操節[cao1shou3], [cao1xing4], [cao1jie2]↓; 志操 a person's stern principles. (2) Drill, exercise: 兵操，軍操 military drill; 閱操 review troops; 體操 physical exercise. (3) A song played on 琴 [qin2]. (4) Name of famous historical person 曹操 (pr. *[cao4]). | |||||
| V.t. | (1) To hold (weapon, moral principle): 操刀，操劍 to hold a knife, sword; 操戈 [cao1ge1]↓; 操持，操守 [cao1chi2], [cao1shou3]↓. (2) To run (a boat, a firm), to control: 操縱 [cao1zong4]↓. (3) To carry a profession: 操業 ditto; 操醫業 practice medicine; 操作 [cao1zuo4]↓. (4) To drill (troops), exercise (body): 操演，操練 [cao1yan3], [cao1lian4]↓. (5) To speak a certain language: 操英語 speak English. | |||||
| Words | 1. 操場 [cao1chang3], n., drill ground. 2. 操切 [cao1qie4], v.i., to be overfastidious, control too tightly. 3. 操琴 [cao1qin2], v.i., play on [qin2] instrument. 4. 操持 [cao1chi2] ([cao1chi0]), v.t., to manage (business, shop); to control or guide (conduct). 5. 操券 [cao1qUan4], v.i., “hold the card”--be sure to succeed. 6. 操戈 [cao1ge1], v.i., “hold spear”: 同室操戈 internecine fight. 7. 操觚 [cao1gu1], v.i., (LL) (1) to write (AC觚=a strip for writing); (2) practise a profession or craft. 8. 操勞 [cao1lao2], v.i., to work hard at domestic chores, to labor intensively. 9. 操練 [cao1lian4] ([cao1lian0]), v.t. & n., to drill, a drill. 10. 操履 [cao1lU3], n., upright personal conduct. 11. 操神 [cao1shen2], v.i., to tax the mind or energy. 12. 操行 [cao1xing4] (*[cao4xing4]), n., moral conduct. 13. 操心 [cao1xin1], v.i., (1) to worry; (2) to harbor certain ideas. 14. 操守 [cao1shou3] (*[cao4shou3]), n., a person's moral principles, personal integrity. 15. 操縱 [cao1zong4], v.i., & t., to control (another's movements): 受人操縱 be controled by others; pull the lines (as in marionette); manipulate, control (stock market, etc.). 16. 操作 [cao1zuo4], (1) n., work, esp. manual or household work; (2) v.t., operate, manipulate, handle (process, machine, etc.). 17. 操演 [cao1yan3] ([cao1yan0]), n. & v. i., (hold) military exercise; athletic practice, etc. | |||||