漕

cáo

Meanings

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cáo

1.to transport (esp. grain) by water
2.(literary) watercourse; canal

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Wiktionary

1.to transport grain by water
2.canal; waterway

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *zluː, *zluːs): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 曹 (OC *zluː).

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Stroke order

Components

漕氵曹

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Derived terms

漕河漕渠漕米漕糧漕粮漕轉漕转漕運漕运轉漕转漕運漕运漕

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Related words

漕河 waterway used for the transportation of grain (in ancient times) (esp. the Grand Canal 大运河[Dà Yùn hé])漕粮 grain transported by water (in ancient times)漕运 (old) to transport by water