曹

Radical: 曰

meaning for 曹 cáo:

  • - class or grade
  • - generation
  • - plaintiff and defendant (old)
  • - government department (old)
  • - surname Cao
  • - Zhou Dynasty vassal statehell
  • - the infernolit. Xiao's 萧何 (idiom)
  • - fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor
  • - to follow precedentlive in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom)
  • - to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere elseCao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操 , king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 from 220, ruled as Emperor Wen 魏文帝 , also a noted calligrapherCao Can (-190 BC), second chancellor of Han Dynasty, contributed to its founding by fighting on Liu Bang's 刘邦 [Liu2 Bang1] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚汉战争 [Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]
  • - also pr. [Cao2 Shen1]