措

cuò

扌 + 昔

Definitions

cuò (verb) to handle; to manage; to arrange

cuò (verb) to take action; to implement

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 昔 represents the sound.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 昔

About

措 means to arrange, handle, or manage. As a phono-semantic compound, its left side is the hand radical 扌 (shǒu), indicating physical action or manipulation. The right side is the phonetic component 昔 (xī), meaning "past". The core idea is the physical act of placing things in order, which developed into the abstract sense of administering or taking measures, commonly used today for implementing plans or solutions.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

采取措施保护环境很重要。

cuò qǔ cuò shī bǎo hù huán jìng hěn zhòng yào。

Taking measures to protect the environment is very important.

他的报告措辞非常谨慎。

tā de bào gào cuò cí fēi cháng jǐn shèn。

The wording in his report is very cautious.

听到这个消息，他显得手足无措。

tīng dào zhè gè xiāo xi， tā xiǎn dé shǒu zú wú cuò。

Upon hearing this news, he appeared at a loss.

公司正在为这个项目筹措资金。

gōng sī zhèng zài wèi zhè gè xiàng mù chóu cuò zī jīn。

The company is raising funds for this project。

警方已经对紧急情况做了周密的措置。

jǐng fāng yǐ jīng duì jǐn jí qíng kuàng zuò le zhōu mì de cuò zhì.

The police have made meticulous arrangements for the emergency.

面对复杂的局面，他总能措置裕如。

miàn duì fù zá de jú miàn， tā zǒng néng cuò zhì yù rú。

Faced with complex situations, he always handles them with ease.

事出突然，我们都有些措手不及。

shì chū tū rán， wǒ men dōu yǒu xiē cuò shǒu bù jí。

It happened so suddenly that we were all caught off guard.

这篇论文在关键概念的措意上尚有可商榷之处。

zhè piān lùn wén zài guān jiàn gài niàn de cuò yì shàng shàng yǒu kě shāng què zhī chù。

There is still room for discussion regarding the interpretation of key concepts in this thesis.

Related Characters

Component: 扌

Component: 昔

措