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Information of 措

Pinyin cuò

Radical

扌

Strokes

11 strokes

Usage

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Definition

put in order / arrange / administer / execute / take action on

措 [cuò] (verb) 【Original meaning】: to put in place, to arrange. 1. 安放，安排: to place, to arrange. Examples: - 措手: to get started. - 措辞: to choose words. - 措置: to arrange or manage. - 措身: to settle oneself. 2. 筹划办理: to plan and handle. Examples: - 措施: to implement (measures). - 措办: to handle (affairs). - 筹措: to gather resources. - 举措失当: inappropriate actions. 3. 弃置: to discard or abandon. Example: - 刑措: abandonment of punishment. 【Synonyms】 1. 同本义 (put in place): - Example: 指(starts with) the "put in place". 2. 处理，安排 (handle): - Example: 措注 (to deal with). 3. 筹划办理 (make plans): - Example: 筹措 (to raise). 4. 施行; 用 (carry out; use): - Example: 措施 (implementing, facilities). 5. 废弃; 搁置 (abandon; abolish; discard): - Example: 柳宗元 in "断刑论下": to drive people across the world into crime, then delay and slow down to foster their negligence, this is why punishment is not implemented. 【Note】 - The character "措" has been constructed from a phonetic and semantic compound, combining "手" (hand) and the phonetic element "昔". - It is often used in various contexts suggesting organization, management, execution, and sometimes abandonment.

惊惶失措 jīng huáng shī cuò

see 驚慌失措|惊慌失措[jing1 huang1 shi1 cuo4]

张惶失措 zhāng huáng shī cuò

Zhang panic

惊慌失措 jīng huāng shī cuò

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

措施 cuò shī

measure / step / CL:個|个[ge4]

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

筹措 chóu cuò

to raise (money)

手足无措 shǒu zú wú cuò

at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered

措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí

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

措辞 cuò cí

wording / way of expressing something / turn of phrase / diction

措词 cuò cí

wording / way of expressing something / turn of phrase / diction

失措 shī cuò

to be at a loss

措置 cuò zhì

to handle / to arrange

无措 wú cuò

helpless

张皇失措 zhāng huáng shī cuò

panic-stricken (idiom) / to be in a flustered state / also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhang1 huang2 shi1 cuo4]

手足失措 shǒu zú shī cuò

Sibling

茫然无措 máng rán wú cuò

petrify / be at one's wits' end / be all at sea

仓皇失措 cāng huáng shī cuò

flustered / ruffled / disconcerted

罔知所措 wǎng zhī suǒ cuò

Know nothing

保护措施 bǎo hù cuò shī

safeguard procedures

举措 jǔ cuò

to move / to act / action / decision / conduct / manner