cuò

to handle

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

hand (扌) + phonetic (昔) = handle and arrange

The hand radical grounds the meaning in physical action — arranging, placing, and handling things. 昔 contributes the sound cuò and does not carry semantic weight here.

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我们需要采取施来解决这个问题。

wǒ men xū yào cǎi qǔ cuò shī lái jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí。

We need to take measures to solve this problem.

政府已经部署了应急施来帮助受灾的人。

zhèng fǔ yǐ jīng bù shǔ le yìng jí cuò shī lái bāng zhù shòu zāi de rén。

The government has already put emergency measures in place to help the people affected by the disaster.

Words with 措

预防措施

yù fáng cuò shī

protective step

惊惶失措

jīng huáng shī cuò

see 驚慌失措|惊慌失措[jing1 huang1 shi1 cuo4]

惊慌失措

jīng huāng shī cuò

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

不知所措

bù zhī suǒ cuò

not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end

仓皇失措

cāng huáng shī cuò

flustered

向巴平措

xiàng bā píng cuò

Qiangba Puncog (1947-), chairman of the government of Tibet (i.e. governor) 2003-2010

失措

shī cuò

to be at a loss

安全措施

ān quán cuò shī

safety measure; precaution

平权措施

píng quán cuò shī

affirmative action

张皇失措

zhāng huáng shī cuò

panic-stricken (idiom)

手足无措

shǒu zú wú cuò

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

措勤

cuò qín

Coqen county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Mtsho chen rdzong

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