操 = 扌 + 喿

操 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “conduct”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 喿 (chirping of birds).

Keyword: conduct
Pinyin (Mandarin): cāo
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: conduct, run, control, manage, управлять, run, control, manage
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 操 maneuver

Decomposition

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扌 hand
喿 chirping of birds

How to find 操 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hand” + “chirping of birds”. 操 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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