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 move; act; measure举措jǔ cuò Coqên, a county in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet措勤县Cuò qín Xiàn Comai, a county in Shannan City 山南市, Tibet措美县Cuò měi Xiàn Lake Mibgai Co or Miga Tso, in Dartsendo or Kangding 康定, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan木格措Mù gé cuò to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)惊慌失措jīng huāng shī cuò 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 panic-stricken (idiom) · to be in a flustered state张皇失措zhāng huáng shī cuò flustered · ruffled · disconcerted仓皇失措cāng huáng shī cuò Qiangba Puncog (1947-), chairman of the government of Tibet (i.e. governor) 2003-2010向巴平措Xiàng bā Píng cuò safety measure; precaution · (coll.) (euphemism) contraception; protection安全措施ān quán cuò shī affirmative action平权措施píng quán cuò shī at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered手足无措shǒu zú wú cuò

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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