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漕

cáo
verb #86,409

Meanings

  1. 1 to transport grain by waterway
  2. 2 water transport of government grain

Examples

HSK 7-9
过去，粮食靠水路漕运到京城。
Guòqù, liángshi kào shuǐlù cáoyùn dào jīngchéng.
In the past, grain was shipped to the capital by waterway.
HSK 7-9
大运河是漕运的主要通道。
Dàyùnhé shì cáoyùn de zhǔyào tōngdào.
The Grand Canal was the main artery for grain transport.

Tips

history
漕 mainly appears in 漕运, the imperial system of shipping tax grain to the capital by river and canal, central to the economy of dynastic China.

Components

radical
氵 shuǐ
water
The water radical, side form of 水, fixes the meaning of 漕 as transport by waterway, distinct from land carriage.
phonetic
曹 cáo
company; group
Supplies the sound cáo exactly. It is the same character seen standing alone as the surname 曹.

Stroke Order

漕 cáo