Chinese Character 躇 Meanings and components.

Form

躇

Meaning

躇 meaning[3] in English

To Hesitate.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 躇 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are excessive (足) , and (chess) move (著)

Its radical[1] is: 足 (zu2) which means: Excessive, .足zu2excessive

In cangjie it is written with RMTJA

How to write 躇

To write躇chu2to hesitate you should write a combination of 足zu2excessive , 著zhu4(chess) move arranged in a 吅 shape:

足 + 著 = 躇

躇 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 躇 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 躇, looks as follow:

躇
Pinyin:chu2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Hesitate
足
Pinyin:zu2
Meaning[3]: Excessive
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
龰
Pinyin:龰5 Shape:一
著
Pinyin:zhu4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: (Chess) Move . Trick . All Right! . (Dialect) To Add
艹
Pinyin:cao3 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Grass Radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[Cao3 Zi4 Tou2 R5]
者
Pinyin:zhe3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: (After A Verb Or Adjective) One Who (Is) ... . (After A Noun) Person Involved In ... . -Er . -Ist . (Used After A Number Or 後|后[Hou4] Or 前[Qian2] To Refer To Sth Mentioned Previously) . (Used After A Term, To Mark A Pause Before Defining The Term) . (Old) (Used At The End Of A Command) . (Old) This
耂
Pinyin:lao3
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
日
Pinyin:ri4
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For 日本[Ri4 Ben3], Japan

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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