| 操作 | cao1 zuo4 | to work |
| 操纵 | cao1 zong4 | to rig |
| 体操 | ti3 cao1 | gymnastic |
| 曹操 | cao2 cao1 | the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義三国演义 |
| 操作系统 | cao1 zuo4 xi4 tong3 | operating system |
| 操 | cao1 cao4 cao4 | to fk |
| 操心 | cao1 xin1 | to worry about |
| 操场 | cao1 chang3 | playground |
| 操练 | cao1 lian4 | drill |
| 情操 | qing2 cao1 | character |
| 操控 | cao1 kong4 | to control |
| 操劳 | cao1 lao2 | to work hard |
| 操守 | cao1 shou3 | personal integrity |