措 (cuò): To arrange — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 措

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 措

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

措

扌hand

昔past, former

措=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 措

措 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 措

Measures or Actions Taken

These words are nouns or noun phrases referring to a planned measure or step.

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 措

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chóu筹

cuò

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

tīng听

dào到

xiāo消

xi息

hòu后

jīng

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扌hand

+昔past, former

The hand (扌) arranges or manages affairs, like placing items in order or handling a situation with care.

cuò措

shī施

measure; step

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jǔ举

cuò措

Measure

措

raise funds / collect money

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bù不

zhī知

suǒ所

cuò措

At a loss

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jīng惊

huāng慌

shī失

cuò措

panic / be flustered

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cuò措

shǒu手

bù不

jí及

be caught off guard / be taken by surprise

惊

huāng慌

shī失

cuò措

。

He panicked after hearing the news.

tā他

de的

cuò措

cí辞

fēi非

cháng常

jǐn谨

shèn慎

，

bì避

miǎn免

yǐn引

qǐ起

wù误

huì会

。

His wording is very cautious to avoid misunderstandings.

zhèng政

fǔ府

cǎi采

qǔ取

le了

yǒu有

xiào效

cuò措

shī施

kòng控

zhì制

yì疫

qíng情

。

The government has taken effective measures to control the epidemic.

tū突

rú如

qí其

lái来

de的

biàn变

huà化

ràng让

tā他

cuò措

shǒu手

bù不

jí及

。

The sudden change caught him completely off guard.

zhè这

ge个

jǔ举

cuò措

hěn很

hǎo好

。

This measure is good.

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