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体操

tǐcāo

gymnastics

A gymnast doing a handstand
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Characters in this word

操 cāo

Strokes
16
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 喿 the sound of birds chirping
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 操

Example phrases

  • 我喜欢体操。 Wǒ xǐhuan tǐcāo. I like gymnastics.
  • 她练体操。 Tā liàn tǐcāo. She practices gymnastics.
  • 体操很有趣。 Tǐcāo hěn yǒuqù. Gymnastics is very interesting.

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