cáo

transport by water

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

water

曹 sound component

  Sound component

cáo

  

plaintiff and defendant

Evolution

漕 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
漕 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
漕 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
漕 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

cáo

transport by water; canal transportation; watercourse; canal

Most common words with 漕
Freq.
Word
Meaning

canal

漕运

to ship grain as tax