漕 (cáo) · to transport grain by waterway

Meanings

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

Characters

漕

cáo

to transport grain by water

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

Related Words

漕运 cáoyùn

shipment of tax grain to the capital by water / to ship grain by water

漕河 cáohé

a waterway used for transporting grain in imperial China / a canal for grain shipping

廉政 liánzhèng #74,302

clean government; honest governance; integrity in government

冲 chōng HSK 5 #809

(of water) to dash against / to mix with water; to infuse / to rinse; to flush / to develop (film) / to rise (in the air) / to clash; to collide

机关 jīguān HSK 7-9 #6,751

government organ; government office; agency / mechanism; device; stratagem

热水 rèshuǐ #7,080

hot water; boiled water

水面 shuǐmiàn HSK 6 #7,805

water surface / surface of the water

凉水 liángshuǐ #30,123

cold water; cool water / unboiled water

财政 cáizhèng HSK 7-9 #6,259

public finance / government finance / fiscal

乘 chéng HSK 4 #2,691

to ride; to take (transport) / to take advantage of; to seize (an opportunity) / to multiply (mathematics)