cào
Pronunciation
Northern
/ka̤ːw˨˩/
Central
/kaːw˧˧/
Southern
/kaːw˨˩/
to rake
2 senses
Verb
to rake
Verb
to scratch
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to rake
Core Actions
To use a tool with teeth to gather leaves or level the ground.
vi Anh ấy đang dùng dụng cụ để cào những chiếc lá khô trong sân vườn.
en He is using a tool to rake the dry leaves in the courtyard.
Sense 2
Verb
to scratch
To use fingernails or a sharp object to rub or tear a surface.
vi Con mèo đã dùng móng sắc để cào lên bề mặt của chiếc ghế da.
en The cat used its sharp claws to scratch the surface of the leather chair.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
搞
Candidates by syllable
cào
搞（鎬 / 𢲵 / 檺）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.