曹
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Pronunciation
Peng'im: cao5
POJ: tshâu
Variety: chaozhou
POJ: tshâu
Variety: chaozhou
Meanings and usage
proper-noun: surname Cao
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The character carries many obsolete/literary senses (plaintiff/defendant, official, group, people of a kind) plus a historical state name and a surname; without a compound for context, 'surname' was chosen as the most common modern standalone use, but this is uncertain.