跎

tuó

t+uó·2nd tone

to stumble · to waste time

Radical: 足 Strokes: 12

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

路足跳踏跑蹇躁跨跃踪蹈蹙

Same radical

路足跳踏跑蹇躁跨跃踪蹈蹙距蹄踵

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Character Decomposition

跎=足+它

Etymology

foot

Meanings

to stumble

to waste time

tuó

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Words with 跎 10 total

(literary) to slip · (of looks etc) to fade away · (of time) to slip away · to squander (time, opportunities); to dillydally蹉跎cuō tuó the years have slipped by日月蹉跎rì yuè cuō tuó the years have already gone by; to be too old年已蹉跎nián yǐ cuō tuó

Idioms with 跎 6 total Chain

idle away one's time · the years roll by - spend one's life in fruitless efforts · let time slip by without accomplishing anything · dally time away蹉跎岁月cuō tuó suì yuè the years have slipped by日月蹉跎rì yuè cuō tuó

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