| chāo | to copy/to plagiarize/to search and seize/to go/to transcribe/to take a shortcut/to search and confiscate |
| 抄 | to copy to plagiarize to search and seize |
| 抄件 | duplicate (copy) |
| 抄写 | to copy to transcribe |
| 抄写员 | scribe; copyist; quill-driver; writer; amanuensis; copier; knight of the pencil; knight of the pen |
| 抄后路 | to outflank and attack from the rear |
| 抄家 | to search a house and confiscate possessions |
| 抄录 | to make a copy of |
| 抄手 | to fold one's arms copyist wonton (topolect, esp. Sichuan) |
| 抄报 | send a duplicate to |
| 抄拿 | make off with; abscond with |
| 抄收 | copy and accept |
| 抄斩 | arrest and behead |
| 抄本 | handwritten copy |
| 抄查 | to search and confiscate |
| 抄没 | To confiscate. |
| 抄用 | plagiarize |
| 抄网 | dip net |
| 抄肥 | moonlight; engage in moonlighting |
| 抄获 | to search and seize |
| 抄袭 | to plagiarize to copy to attack the flank or rear of an enemy |