Chinese Character Wiki
㯥

cáo

pair

Original form of 曹. Depicts a pair of bags or baskets.

Components
東 iconic component

東  Iconic component

dōng

  

east

Depicts a bag or basket.

東 iconic component

東  Iconic component

dōng

  

east

Depicts a bag or basket.

Evolution

㯥 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
㯥 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
㯥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
㯥 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

㯥  

cáo

(same as 曹) a Chinese family name, surrounded, a whole day; a revolution of the sun

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

曹

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

曹

Miscellaneous

Strokes

16

Unicode

U+3BE5

Shuowen

“，二東。曹从此。闕。”
Sources

李学勤《字源》p.417



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