操 (cāo) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 操 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
HSK 4 Words Containing 操
操场
sports ground; playground
同学们在操场上跑步。
Tóngxuémen zài cāochǎng shàng pǎobù.
Students are running on the playground.
Tasks Featuring 操 / 相关任务
Words containing 操 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
About the character 操
操 (cāo) means to hold; to drill; exercise. It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".