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蹉

cuō

Character

What 蹉 means

1. to error
2. to slip
3. to miss
4. to err

Words starting with 蹉

• 蹉跎cuō tuó(literary) to slip; (of looks etc) to fade away; (of time) to slip away

Words containing 蹉

• 年已蹉跎nián yǐ cuō tuóthe years have already gone by; to be too old
• 日月蹉跎rì yuè cuō tuóthe years have slipped by

Characters built on 差

These share the phonetic component 差 (chà), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 磋cuō(old) to polish bones, horns, ivory etc into tools; (bound form) to deliberate; to consult
• 搓cuōto rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist
• 嵯cuólofty (as of mountain)
• 鹾cuóbrine; salt

Sounds the same

Read cuō, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 磋(old) to polish bones, horns, ivory etc into tools; (bound form) to deliberate; to consult
• 搓to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist
• 撮to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips; to scoop up; to collect together
• 瑳luster of gems