蹉 蹉 cuo1
to error; to slip; to miss; to err

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radical
足
足
strokes after radical 10
蹉跎 蹉跎 cuo1 tuo2
wasted time; to take a wrong step in life

年已蹉跎 年已蹉跎 nian2 yi3 cuo1 tuo2
the years slip away; fig. the inexorable passage of time; already too old

日月蹉跎 日月蹉跎 ri4 yue4 cuo1 tuo2
days and months slip away; fig. the inexorable passage of time