漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
措: set aside, give up
Also: suspend, discontinue, lay aside, except
JLPT N111 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
扌 carries the meaning · 昔 gives the sound
11 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ソso · on'yomi · in compounds
- 措置そちmeasure; step; action
- 挙措きょそbehavior; behaviour; manner
- 措辞そじwording; phraseology; diction
Also read おく, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a hand reaching out from the left to grab, hold, or shape the world! When you see these three strokes, think of a hand in motion.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
昔
Also built on once upon a time (昔)
The 昔 family reads シャク (shaku); 措 is read ソ.
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side措 set aside · 扌
vs借 borrow · 亻In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · cuò
Same form: 措 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 措 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 措 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin cuò most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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