surname Cao; Zhou Dynasty vassal state
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- Cáosurname Cao; Zhou Dynasty vassal state
- cáoclass or grade; generation; plaintiff and defendant (old)
4Common Words with 曹
the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers
market; official in charge of small merchants
Cao Buxing or Ts'ao Pu-hsing (active c. 210-250), famous semi-legendary painter, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties 六朝四大家
Cao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操, king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 from 220, ruled as Emperor Wen 魏文帝, also a noted calligrapher
Cao Gangchuan (1935-), former artillery officer, senior PRC politician and army leader
Cao Can (-190 BC), second chancellor of Han Dynasty, contributed to its founding by fighting on Liu Bang's 刘邦[Liú Bāng] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚汉战争[Chǔ Hàn Zhàn zhēng]; also pr. [Cáo Shēn]
Other Characters Pronounced “cao”
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surname Cao; Zhou Dynasty vassal state