措

cuò

place; collect, arrange; employ

How to write 措, stroke by stroke

to handle; to manage; to put in order; to arrange; to administer; to execute; to take action on; to plan

Pictophonetic: semantic 扌 (hand), phonetic 昔

Made of 扌 + 昔

措施cuò shīmeasure; step
措辞cuò cíwording; way of expressing something; turn of phrase; diction
举措jǔ cuòmove; act; measure
安全措施ān quán cuò shīsafety measure; precaution; (coll.) (euphemism) contraception; protection
预防措施yù fáng cuò shīprotective step; protective measure
不知所措bù zhī suǒ cuònot knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end; embarrassed and at a complete loss
惊慌失措jīng huāng shī cuòto lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
措手不及cuò shǒu bù jíno time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
手足无措shǒu zú wú cuòat a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered
失措shī cuòto be at a loss
措大cuò dàworthless scholar; useless wretch
措意cuò yìto pay attention to

广泛的安全措施实施了。
guǎng fàn de ān quán cuò shī shí shī le 。
Broad safety measures were put into effect.
这些措施可以预防疾病蔓延。
zhè xiē cuò shī kě yǐ yù fáng jí bìng màn yán 。
These measures can prevent the disease from spreading.
我没有想要让你不知所措。
wǒ méi yǒu xiǎng yào ràng nǐ bù zhī suǒ cuò 。
I didn't mean to overwhelm you.
昨天晚上，我惊慌失措。
zuó tiān wǎn shàng ， wǒ jīng huāng shī cuò 。
Last night, I fell into a panic.
黑客很会利用电脑安全措拖的漏洞。
hēi kè hěn huì lì yòng diàn nǎo ān quán cuò tuō de lòu dòng 。
Hackers are adept at getting around computer security measures.