CHARACTERS / CAO

“cao” is 4 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

1. 草cǎograssHSK 3 · TONE 3
2. 操cāoto graspHSK 5 · TONE 1
3. 糙cāoroughHSK 5 · TONE 1
4. 嘈cáobustlingHSK 6 · TONE 2