措

cuò

c+uò·4th tone

to handle · to manage

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 11

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

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Character Decomposition

措=扌+昔

Etymology

hand

Meanings

to handle

to manage

to put in order

to arrange

to administer

to execute

to take action on

to plan

cuò

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Words with 措 68 total

to raise (money)筹措chóu cuò helpless无措wú cuò to be at a loss失措shī cuò worthless scholar · useless wretch措大cuò dà to pay attention to措意cuò yì to deal with · to manage · to proceed措手cuò shǒu measure · step · CL: gè措施cuò shī to handle · to arrange措置cuò zhì move · measure · step (to some end)措举cuò jǔ wording · way of expressing something · turn of phrase · diction措词cuò cí to plan · to administer措办cuò bàn wording · way of expressing something · turn of phrase · diction措辞cuò cí

Idioms with 措 36 total Chain

not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end · embarrassed and at a complete loss不知所措bù zhī suǒ cuò flustered · ruffled · disconcerted仓皇失措cāng huáng shī cuò no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared措手不及cuò shǒu bù jí to handle easily (idiom); effortless措置裕如cuò zhì yù rú to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)惊慌失措jīng huāng shī cuò

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