措(cuò)

HSK 411 strokes

to handle

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Character information

Pinyin
cuò
Meaning
to handle; to manage; to put in order; to arrange; to administer; to execute; to take action on; to plan
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 措 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌昔

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 昔 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu昔xī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 措 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 措

Common words using 措 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

cuò措shī施
HSK 4

measure

Open 措施 page →
cuò措shǒu手bù不jí及
HSK 7-9

no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared

Open 措手不及 page →
chóu筹cuò措
HSK 7-9

to raise (money)

Open 筹措 page →
jǔ举cuò措
HSK 7-9

move; act; measure

Open 举措 page →
jīng惊huāng慌shī失cuò措
HSK 7-9

to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)

Open 惊慌失措 page →
shī失cuò措

to be at a loss

Open 失措 page →
cuò措qín勤

Coqen county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Mtsho chen rdzong

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cuò措dà大

worthless scholar; useless wretch

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 措’s common words

施手不及筹举惊慌

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