Cao E

For the river, see Cao'e River.
Not to be confused with Zhao E.
Cao E
Cao E (曹娥) as depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Gulian
Chinese曹娥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCáo É
Bopomofoㄘㄠˊㄜˊ
Wade–GilesTs`ao O
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCou4 Ngo4
Cao Xiaonü
(posthumous name)
Chinese曹孝女
Literal meaningCao Filial piety daughter
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCáo Xiàonǚ
Bopomofoㄘㄠˊㄒㄧㄠˋㄋㄩˇ
Wade–GilesTs'ao Hsiao-nu
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCou4 Haau3pou2
Cao'e Temple from the east, looking over the Cao'e Rivier
Cao'e-stele from the year 1093, made by Cai Bian (蔡卞). This monument measures 2 meter in height and is 1 meter wide.

Cao E (曹娥; Cáo É) (130–143) was a young girl from Shangyu District, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province in China. She was the daughter of the shaman Cao Xu. The girl died in the year 143 while trying to save her father from drowning. In the year 151 a temple was built for her and the river in which she and her father drowned, was named after her.