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蹉
cuō
slip, mistake, error
💡 Ideographic:
A footstep 足 in error 差; 差 also provides the pronunciation
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足
zú
foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
差
chà
difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
⿰足差
i
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Component Tree i
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4 strokes
Words Using 蹉 (4)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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蹉跎
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cuōtuó
wasted time / to take a wrong step in life
cuōtuó
蹉跎
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wasted time / to take a wrong step in life
蹉
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cuō
to error / to slip / to miss / to err
cuō
蹉
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to error / to slip / to miss / to err
年已蹉跎
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niányǐcuōtuó
the years slip away / fig. the inexorable passage of time / already too old
niányǐcuōtuó
年已蹉跎
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the years slip away / fig. the inexorable passage of time / already too old
日月蹉跎
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rìyuècuōtuó
days and months slip away / fig. the inexorable passage of time
rìyuècuōtuó
日月蹉跎
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days and months slip away / fig. the inexorable passage of time