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蹉
cuō
slip, mistake, error
💡 Ideographic:
A footstep 足 in error 差; 差 also provides the pronunciation
Words Using 蹉 (4)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
蹉跎
cuōtuó
wasted time / to take a wrong step in life
蹉跎
cuōtuó
wasted time / to take a wrong step in life
蹉
cuō
to error / to slip / to miss / to err
蹉
cuō
to error / to slip / to miss / to err
年已蹉跎
niányǐcuōtuó
the years slip away / fig. the inexorable passage of time / already too old
年已蹉跎
niányǐcuōtuó
the years slip away / fig. the inexorable passage of time / already too old
日月蹉跎
rìyuècuōtuó
days and months slip away / fig. the inexorable passage of time
日月蹉跎
rìyuècuōtuó
days and months slip away / fig. the inexorable passage of time
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
足
zú
foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
差
chà
difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
⿰足差
i
Component Tree i
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
4 strokes