chú

蹰

Character · VariantTraditional躕

variant of 蹰/躇

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

variant

variant of 蹰, used in 踟躕 (to hesitate, waver)

archaic

A variant character used in the classical compound 踟躕, meaning to hesitate or linger.

Tā他
zài在
lù路
kǒu口
chí踟
chú躕
bù不
qián前
 ，
bù不
zhī知
rú如
hé何
shì是
hǎo好
 。

He lingered at the crossroads, hesitating and not knowing what to do.

Chí踟
chú躕
liáng良
jiǔ久
 ，
tā他
cái才
zhōng终
yú于
zuò做
chū出
le了
jué决
dìng定
 。

After hesitating for a long time, he finally made his decision.

2.

variant

variant of 躇, used in 踌躕 (to hesitate; to be smug)

archaic

A variant character used in the compound 踌躕, meaning to hesitate or to be self-satisfied (as in 踌躕满志).

Tā他
chóu踌
chú躕
mǎn满
zhì志
de地
zǒu走
jìn进
huì会
chǎng场
 。

He walked into the conference hall with immense self-satisfaction.

Miàn面
duì对
rén人
shēng生
de的
zhòng重
dà大
xuǎn选
zé择
 ，
tā他
chóu踌
chú躕
bù不
dìng定
 。

Faced with major life choices, he hesitated uncertainly.