U+64CD "操" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+64CD "操" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (hanzi) and Japanese kanji that primarily means "to operate," "to handle," or "to control," as in operating machinery or manipulating objects. It also conveys the concepts of "conduct" or "moral integrity," such as in the term 操守 (cāoshǒu, meaning "moral principles"). However, this character carries a strong and common vulgar slang meaning in modern Mandarin Chinese, where it is used as an expletive similar to a profane curse word, often expressing frustration, aggression, or emphasis. In Japanese, the kanji is pronounced "sō" or "misao" and retains the meaning of "chastity" or "conduct," without the vulgar connotation. The character is composed of the radical 扌 (hand) on the left and 喿 (zào, meaning "noisy") on the right, reflecting its original sense of physical action or handling.