措 — Chinese character
措
cuò
to arrange; to execute on; to manage
- Pinyin
- cuò
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 扌 昔
- Formation
- pictophonetic — hand; meaning component 扌; sound component 昔
- Japanese
- 措 as a kanji
Common words with 措
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 措施 | cuò shī | measure; step |
| 举措 (舉措) | jǔ cuò | move; act; measure |
| 筹措 (籌措) | chóu cuò | to raise (money) |
| 不知所措 | bù zhī suǒ cuò | not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end; embarrassed and at a complete loss |
| 措辞 (措辭) | cuò cí | wording; way of expressing something |
| 措手不及 | cuò shǒu bù jí | no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared |
| 惊慌失措 (驚慌失措) | jīng huāng shī cuò | to lose one's head out of fear (idiom) |
| 安全措施 | ān quán cuò shī | safety measure; precaution; (coll.) (euphemism) contraception; protection |
| 手足无措 (手足無措) | shǒu zú wú cuò | at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered |
| 预防措施 (預防措施) | yù fáng cuò shī | protective step; protective measure |
| 失措 | shī cuò | to be at a loss |
| 措词 (措詞) | cuò cí | wording; way of expressing something |
English words written with 措
措 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 1 · Art of War 1 · Zhuangzi 2 · Doctrine of the Mean 6
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 50
- Analects 13.3
- Art of War 4.13
- Zhuangzi The Secret of Life
- Zhuangzi Tien Tzŭ Fang
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 22
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 26
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