彳亍
See also: 行
Chinese
step with left foot | step with right foot | ||
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simp. and trad. (彳亍) |
彳 | 亍 |
Glyph origin
Decomposition of 行 (“to walk”).
Etymology
Cognate with 躑躅 (OC *deɡ doɡ), 踟躕 (OC *de do), 躊躇 (OC *du da), all meaning "walking slowly or with difficulty → hesitant".
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔˋ ㄔㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chìhchù
- Wade–Giles: chʻih4-chʻu4
- Yale: chr̀-chù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyhchuh
- Palladius: чичу (čiču)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cik1 cuk1
- Yale: chīk chūk
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsik7 tsuk7
- Guangdong Romanization: qig1 cug1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: trhjek trhjowk
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*tʰeɡ tʰoɡ/
Verb
彳亍
- (literary) to walk in fits and starts; to take small steps; to amble
- (literary, figurative) to hesitate; to waver; to be hesitant
See also
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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彳 | 亍 |
てき Hyōgai |
ちょく Hyōgai |
on'yomi |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 彳亍 (MC trhjek trhjowk). The characters arose by splitting 行 (“to walk”) in two; traditionally the halves have been glossed "left foot" and "right foot".[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
See also
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