措
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to handle; to manage; to put in order; to arrange; to administer; to execute; to take action on; to plan
- HSK 3.0
- Level 4
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 手 +8
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 措
- Common rank
- #1,841
- Unicode
- U+63AA
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
arrange · Heisig RSH #2240
fingers + 昔 times past
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 措
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手足无措 | at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered | |
| 不知所措 | not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end; embarrassed and at a complete loss | |
| 向巴平措 | Qiangba Puncog (1947-), chairman of the government of Tibet (i.e. governor) 2003-2010 | |
| 措美县 | Comai, a county in Shannan City 山南市[Shan1 nan2 Shi4], Tibet | |
| 措手不及 | no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared | |
| 木格措 | Lake Mibgai Co or Miga Tso, in Dartsendo or Kangding 康定[Kang1 ding4], Garze Tibetan autono… | |
| 安全措施 | safety measure; precaution; (coll.) (euphemism) contraception; protection | |
| 平权措施 | affirmative action | |
| 张皇失措 | panic-stricken (idiom); to be in a flustered state; also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhang1 huang2 s… | |
| 措大 | worthless scholar; useless wretch | |
| 无措 | helpless | |
| 措手 | to deal with; to manage; to proceed | |
| 措美 | see 措美縣|措美县[Cuo4 mei3 Xian4] | |
| 措意 | to pay attention to | |
| 措辞强硬 | strongly-worded | |
| 措勤县 | Coqên, a county in Ngari Prefecture 阿里地區|阿里地区[A1 li3 Di4 qu1], Tibet | |
| 预防措施 | protective step; protective measure | |
| 措词 | wording; way of expressing something; turn of phrase; diction | |
| 仓皇失措 | flustered; ruffled; disconcerted | |
| 失措 | to be at a loss |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 昔 — compare how they read.