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U+66F9

Seal script

Jinwen

Alternate form

Radical:+ 7 strokes = 11 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.158#27 Kangxi: p.502#13 Cihai: p.651r4c01 GSR: 1053.a Hanyu: v2,p1511#06
Composition:Component of: 𡐋 𩠎 𢲵 𬘿 𤡐 𡮦 𪯓 𣉿 𣩒 𤗰 [More]
Mandarin:cáo ㄘㄠˊ
Cantonese:cou4
Tang reconstruction:*dzhɑu
Shuowen:曰部》曹:獄之兩曹也。在廷東。从㯥,治事者;从曰。
Guangyun:廣韻·下平聲··》曹:曹局也,又輩也,衆也,群也,亦州名蓋取古國以名之又姓本自顓頊𤣥孫陸終之子六安是爲曹姓周武王封曹挾於邾故邾曹姓也,魏武作家傳自云曹叔振鐸之後周武王封母弟振鐸於曹後以國爲氏出譙國彭城髙平鉅鹿四望。昨勞切,十四。
Kangxi:康熙字典·曰部·》曹:《唐韻》昨牢切《集韻》《韻會》財勞切,𠀤音漕。《說文》作𣍘。獄之兩𣍘也。在廷東,从㯥。治事者,从曰。《註》徐鍇曰:以言詞治獄也,故从曰。《前漢·成帝紀註》尙書四人爲四曹,成帝置五人,有三公曹,主斷獄事。《後漢·百官志》世祖分六曹。又《·大雅》乃造其曹。《傳》曹,羣也。《朱傳》羣牧之處也。又《史記·平準書》分曹循行郡國。《註》曹,輩也。又《楚辭·招魂》分曹並進。《註》曹,偶也。又國名。《詩·曹風譜》周武王封弟叔振鐸於曹,今濟隂定陶是也。又姓。《姓氏急就篇》周武王封曹叔振鐸,後以國爲氏。又《韻補》叶徂侯切。《楚辭·招隱士》禽獸駭兮亡其曹,王孫兮歸來,山中不可以久留。又叶木何切。《蘇轍·嚴顏詩》斫頭除死子無怒,我豈畏死如兒曹。匹夫受戮或不避,所重壯氣吞黃河。《五經文字》𣍘,經典相承,隷省作曹。《石經》作曺。
考證:〔《說文》作𣍘。獄之兩𣍘也。在廷東,从㯥,治事者。〕謹照原文於治事者下增从曰二字。
Fanqie:昨勞 (《廣韻·下平聲··》)
Unihan definition:ministry officials; surname

CTP Dictionary

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Example usage

孟子·告子下》:交問曰:「人皆可以為堯舜,有諸?」
Jiao of Cao asked Mencius, saying, 'It is said, "All men may be Yaos and Shuns;" -- is it so?'
禮記·檀弓下》:諸侯伐秦,桓公卒于會。
The princes were engaged in an invasion of Qin, when duke Huan of Cao died at their meeting.
揚子法言》:或問「蕭、」。
Someone asked: What about Xiao He and Cao Shen?
墨子·魯問》:子墨子出公子而於宋三年而反,睹子墨子曰:「始吾游於子之門,短褐之衣,藜藿之羹,朝得之,則夕弗得,祭祀鬼神。」
Mozi had recommended Cao Gongzi to Sung. He returned in three years and saw Mozi, saying: "When I first came to your school I had to wear short jackets and eat vegetable soup. Even this I could not have in the evening if I had had it in the morning. And I had nothing to offer and sacrifice to the ghosts and spirits."
莊子·列御寇》:宋人有商者,為宋王使秦。
There was a man of Song, called Cao Shang, who was sent by the king of Song on a mission to Qin.
商君書·賞刑》:舉兵伐及五鹿,反鄭之埤,東衛之畝,勝荊人於城濮
He raised an army and attacked Cao and Wu-lu. He also overturned the lowlands of Zheng and veered towards the east the fields of Wei; he conquered the people of Jing at Cheng-pu.
史記·殷本紀》:昌若卒,子圉立。
Chang Ruo died, and his son Cao Yu (cattle-pens) succeeded him.
詩經·公劉》:乃造其、執豕于牢、酌之用匏。
He had sent to the herds, And taken a pig from the pen. He poured out his spirits into calabashes.
荀子·議兵》:微子開封於宋,觸龍斷於軍,殷之服民,所以養生之者也,無異周人。
說苑·指武》:宋圍,不拔。
春秋繁露·竹林》:晉魯懼怒,內悉其眾,外得黨與衛,四國相輔,大困之奸,獲齊頃公,逄丑父。
韓詩外傳·卷四》:觸龍之於紂,可謂國賊也。
大戴禮記·帝繫》:其五曰安,是為姓。
新書·權重》:亂媒日長,孰視而不定,萬年之後,傳之老母弱子,使勃不寧制,可謂仁乎?
新序·善謀下》:留侯曰:「陛下起布衣,與此屬定天下,陛下已為天子,而所封皆蕭故人,所誅皆平生怨仇。」
中論·譴交》:推託恩好,不較輕重,文書委於官,繫囚積於囹圄,而不遑省也。
孔子家語·在厄》:是以晉重耳之有霸心,生於、衛。
潛夫論·務本》:羈有言:「守天之聚,必施其德義。」
論衡·吉驗》:皇考怪之,即召功吏充蘭,使出問卜工。
風俗通義》:匡雖為瓊所援舉,由郡縣功、州治中、兵位朝廷尚書也,凡所按選,豈得復為君臣者耶
孔叢子·廣言》:,耦也。
蔡中郎集》:時處士平陽蘇騰,字玄成,夢陟首陽,有神馬之使在道,明覺而思之,以其夢陟狀上聞天子,開三府請雨,使者與郡縣戶掾吏登山升祠,手書要曰:「君況我聖主以洪澤之福,天尋興雲,即降甘雨。」
鶡冠子·世兵》:是以沬為魯將,與齊三戰而亡地千里,使子計不顧後,刎頸而死,則不免為敗軍擒將。
列仙傳·負局先生》:將欲去時,語下人曰:「吾還蓬萊山,為汝下神水。」
韓非子·難言》:故文王說紂而紂囚之,翼侯炙,鬼侯腊,比干剖心,梅伯醢,夷吾束縛,而羈奔陳,伯里子道乞,傅說轉鬻,孫子臏腳於魏,吳起收泣於岸門、痛西河之為秦、卒枝解於楚,公叔痤言國器、反為悖,公孫鞅奔秦,關龍逢斬,萇宏分胣,尹子阱於棘,司馬子期死而浮於江,田明辜射,宓子賤、西門豹不鬥而死人手,董安于死而陳於市,宰予不免於田常,范睢折脅於魏。
慎子·逸文》:魯莊公鑄大鐘,劌入見曰:「今國褊小而鐘大,君何不圖之?」
管子·小匡》:孫宿其為人也,小廉而苛伏,足恭而辭結,正荊之則也。
淮南子·道應訓》:晉公子重耳出亡,過,無禮焉。
呂氏春秋·貴直》:圍衛取,拔石社。
春秋左傳》:冬,州公如
逸周書·王會解》:內臺西面正北方,應侯、叔、伯舅、中舅,比服次之,要服次之,荒服次之,西方東面正北方,伯父、中子次之。
國語·鄭語》:妘姓鄥、鄶、路、偪陽,姓鄒、莒,皆為采衛,或在王室,或在夷狄,莫之數也。
吳越春秋》:時加卯而賊戊,功為騰蛇而臨戊,謀利事在青龍,青龍在勝先,而臨酉,死氣也。
越絕書》:乃召掌者,王使取毫
戰國策》:沫之奮三尺之劍,一軍不能當。
鹽鐵論·通有》:今吳、越之竹,隋、唐之材,不可勝用,而、衛、梁、宋,采棺轉尸。
列女傳·周室三母》:太姒生十男:長伯邑考、次武王發、次周公旦、次管叔鮮、次蔡叔度、次叔振鐸、次霍叔武、次成叔處、次康叔封、次聃季載。
春秋穀梁傳》:八年春,王正月,宋公入,以伯陽歸。
春秋公羊傳》:晉人、宋人、衛人、人伐鄭。
漢書·敘傳下》:述蕭何參傳第九。
前漢紀》:我孰與蕭何參賢。

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