跎 Stroke Order — How to Write 跎
跎 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 足, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
跎 Radical and Character Components
跎 is a phono-semantic compound: 足 (foot) carries the meaning, while 它 indicates the sound.
Radical: 足 + 5 more strokes
跎 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- tuó
Meanings of 跎 in Chinese
tuó跎
Words with 跎
Idioms with 跎
- cuō蹉tuó跎suì岁yuè月fritter away time unproductively
- nián年yǐ已cuō蹉tuó跎past one's prime
- rì日yuè月cuō蹉tuó跎to waste time
- suì岁yuè月cuō蹉tuó跎waste years idly
- cuō蹉tuó跎rì日yuè月waste time
- cuō蹉tuó跎shì仕lù路wasting prime years in a stagnant official career
- cuō蹉tuó跎shí时rì日waste time unproductively
- cuō蹉tuó跎zì自wù误squander time and ruin oneself
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Open the tool →Questions about 跎
What does 跎 mean in Chinese?
跎 (tuó) means “Used in the idiom "cuōtuó" (蹉跎)” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 跎?
跎 is pronounced tuó in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 跎 have?
跎 has 12 strokes.
How do you write 跎?
跎 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 足. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 跎?
The radical of 跎 is 足, and 跎 is a phono-semantic compound.