蹰

蹰 · chú

hesitate, waver, falter

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
chú
Cantonese
cyu4
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

hesitate, waver, falter

Dictionary definitions & readings

蹰 chú · used in 踟躕 chí chú

CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · 2026-10-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
63738.060:chú Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0159.020:chú Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
050.080:chú Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
チュ Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
直誅 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
RMMMI Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
6114 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1233.260 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+8E70
Radical
足 · 157
Strokes
19
Residual strokes
12
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6383

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

19 strokes
蹰
Strokes
19
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

19 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

蹰 · 躕

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
drju · 直誅 · 遇合三平虞澄 · #275

PHONO-ML, source line 2470; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
1294.602
kDaeJaweon
1705.370
kHanYu
63738.060
kIRGDaeJaweon
1705.370
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
63738.060
kIRGKangXi
1233.260
kKangXi
1233.260
kMorohashi
37868
kSMSZD2003Index
681.12
kCangjie
RMMMI
kFourCornerCode
6114
kMojiJoho
MJ025438
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-7569
kIRG_JSource
J13-7C47
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-7B91
kIRG_KSource
K2-6438
kIRG_TSource
T3-5B3B
kRSUnicode
157.12
kTotalStrokes
19
kCCCII
293A46
kCNS1986
E-5B3B
kCNS1992
3-5B3B
kEACC
293A46
kGB0
8573
kGB1
8573
kJIS0213
1,92,39
kJis1
6428
kMainlandTelegraph
6480
kTGH
2013:6383
kTaiwanTelegraph
6480
kXerox
300:363
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+15172+157.7.12
kCantonese
cyu4
kDefinition
hesitate, waver, falter
kFanqie
直誅
kHanyuPinyin
63738.060:chú
kJapanese
チュ
kJapaneseKun
TAMERAU
kJapaneseOn
SHUU
kKorean
CWU
kMandarin
chú
kTGHZ2013
050.080:chú
kXHC1983
0159.020:chú
kSimplifiedVariant
U+8E70
kTraditionalVariant
U+8E70 U+8E95

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
4dictionary records using 蹰0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
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Shape description
𧾷 beside 厨 · the shape used in China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰𧾷厨$(GTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰𧾷厨$(GTJKP)

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