槽 cáo trough
trough; manger
How to remember 槽: 木 tree + 曹 two sides = trough. The farmer hollows out a tree trunk, and pigs from two sides of the yard push their snouts into the new trough.
Component breakdown
槽 = 木 tree + 曹 two sides
- 木 tree
- 曹 two sides
The farmer hollows out a tree trunk, and pigs from two sides of the yard push their snouts into the new trough.
How it is used
- A trough, groove, or slot - 水槽 (shuǐcáo) sink/water trough, 沟槽 (gōucáo) a groove.
- 跳槽 (tiàocáo), literally an animal switching feeding troughs, means to job-hop; 吐槽 (tǔcáo) is trendy slang for to gripe/roast/poke fun at something.