Senses
曹 Cao
a Chinese surname
曹 [group]
(bound form) people of the same kind; a group of people; a suffix used similarly to 们 to denote a group of people
曹 (bound form) office
(bound form) a government department or an official post in ancient China; a division of administration
曹 (bound form) litigant
(bound form) a party in a lawsuit, referring to either the plaintiff or the defendant
曹 Cao state
a vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty located in modern-day southwestern Shandong province
曹 together
(literary) together; jointly; in a group