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抄

chāo

HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

chāo · caau1 (Jyutping)

  1. to make a copy
  2. to plagiarize
  3. to search and seize
  4. to raid
  5. to grab
  6. to go off with
  7. to take a shortcut
  8. to make a turning move
  9. to fold one's arms

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

抄

Meaning
copy, confiscate, seize
Radical
扌
Strokes
7
Components
⿰扌少
Cangjie
QFH
Four-corner
5902.0

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