shān

跚

Character · Bound morpheme

see 蹒跚 (stagger, hobble)

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

bound morpheme

used in the word 蹒跚 (to stagger, to hobble)

This character does not appear independently; it only occurs in the disyllabic word 蹒跚 (pánshān), meaning to walk unsteadily or stagger. See that entry for detailed definitions and examples.

Lǎo老
rén人
pán蹒
shān跚
de地
zǒu走
zài在
xiǎo小
lù路
shàng上
 。

The old man hobbled along the path.

Tā他
hē喝
de得
zuì醉
xūn醺
xūn醺
de的
 ,
bù步
lǚ履
pán蹒
shān跚
 。

He was drunk and staggering.