蹉(cuō)

16 strokes

to error

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Character information

Pinyin
cuō
Meaning
to error; to slip; to miss; to err
Strokes
16
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 蹉 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰足差

A footstep 足 in error 差; 差 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

足zú差chà

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 蹉 step by step

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

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Words with 蹉

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

cuō蹉tuó跎

(literary) to slip; (of looks etc) to fade away; (of time) to slip away; to…

Open 蹉跎 page →
rì日yuè月cuō蹉tuó跎

the years have slipped by

Open 日月蹉跎 page →

Related characters

From 蹉’s common words

跎日月

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