jiá跲
跲
archaic
literary
Meaning of 跲
跲 means to stumble; to trip (while walking); to have a verbal slip. Pronounced jiá.
- to stumble; to trip (while walking); to have a verbal slip
Character Info
Radical足
Strokes11
Stroke Order
跲
Definitions & Examples
Xíng行
lù路
bú不
shèn慎
，
suì遂
jiá跲
yú于
shí石
。
He walked carelessly and stumbled on a stone.
Yán言
duō多
bì必
shī失
，
kǒng恐
yǒu有
kǒu口
jiá跲
。
The more one speaks, the more likely one is to slip up in speech.
Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
yǒu有
“
zú足
jiá跲
”
yǔ与
“
kǒu口
jiá跲
”
zhī之
fēn分
。
In ancient texts, there is a distinction between 'stumbling with the feet' and 'stumbling with the mouth'.