Read Edit View history 㯥 cáozāo pair Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Original form of 曹. Depicts a pair of bags or baskets. Pinyin Separate values with commas cáo ×zāo × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a bag or basket. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 㯥 Simp strokes 㯥 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a bag or basket. 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