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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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操
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心
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
cāo
|
xīn
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Middle
Chinese
|
‹ tshawX ›
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‹ sim ›
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Old
Chinese
|
/*ˁawʔ/
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/*səm/
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| English
|
grasp (v.)
|
heart
|
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
|
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
|
操
|
心
|
| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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| No.
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16571
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13801
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Phonetic
component
|
喿
|
心
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Rime
group
|
宵
|
侵
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Rime
subdivision
|
1
|
1
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Corresponding
MC rime
|
操
|
心
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Old
Chinese
|
/*sʰaːw/
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/*slɯm/
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Verb
操⫽心 (verb-object)
- (intransitive) to worry; to be concerned
- 愛操心／爱操心 ― àicāoxīn ― to be prone to worrying
- 為家事操碎了心／为家事操碎了心 ― wèi jiāshì cāo suì le xīn ― to worry about family matters too much
- 別操這些心啦。／别操这些心啦。 ― Bié cāo zhèxiē xīn la. ― Don't worry about that.
操心
- (transitive) to worry about; to be concerned about
- 操心家事 ― cāoxīn jiāshì ― to worry about family matters
Synonyms
Descendants
Korean
Noun
操心 • (josim) (hangeul 조심)
- Hanja form? of 조심 (“caution; care”).