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

HSK 3.0Recognition 5

Animated Stroke Order 措

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

措=扌hand+昔past, former

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

HSK Vocabulary: 措

HSK words that contain this character.

措施

cuò shī

measure; step

HSK 5

不知所措

bù zhī suǒ cuò

At a loss

HSK 3.0 L7-9

举措

jǔ cuò

Measure

HSK 3.0 L7-9

惊慌失措

jīng huāng shī cuò

panic / be flustered

HSK 3.0 L7-9

措手不及

cuò shǒu bù jí

be caught off guard / be taken by surprise

HSK 3.0 L7-9

筹措

chóu cuò

raise funds / collect money

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 措 is used in context

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

tū突

rú如

qí其

lái来

de的

biàn变

huà化

ràng让

tā他

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

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Character Breakdown

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HSK Vocabulary: 措

Example Sentences

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