彳亍

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See also: 行

Chinese

step with left foot step with right foot
simp. and trad.
(彳亍) 		彳 亍

Glyph origin

Decomposition of 行 (“to walk”).

Etymology 1

Cognate with 躑躅 (OC *deɡ doɡ), 踟躕 (OC *de do), 躊躇 (OC *du da), all meaning "walking slowly or with difficulty → hesitant".

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 彳 亍
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Initial (聲) 徹 (10) 徹 (10)
Final (韻) 昔 (123) 燭 (8)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 丑亦切 丑玉切
Baxter trhjek trhjowk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ʈʰiᴇk̚/ /ʈʰɨok̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ʈʰiɛk̚/ /ʈʰiok̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ȶʰiæk̚/ /ȶʰiok̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ʈʰiajk̚/ /ʈʰuawk̚/
Li
Rong 		/ȶʰiɛk̚/ /ȶʰiok̚/
Wang
Li 		/ȶʰĭɛk̚/ /ȶʰĭwok̚/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/ȶʰi̯ɛk̚/ /ȶʰi̯wok̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		chi chu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		cik1 cuk1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 彳 亍
Reading # 1/1 2/2
No. 1469 1615
Phonetic
component 		彳 亍
Rime
group 		錫 屋
Rime
subdivision 		0 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		彳 梀
Old
Chinese 		/*tʰeɡ/ /*tʰoɡ/

Verb

彳亍

  1. (literary) to walk in fits and starts; to take small steps; to amble
  2. (literary, figurative) to hesitate; to waver; to be hesitant

Derived terms

Synonyms

  • (to hesitate):

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 彳亍 – see 𨑨迌 (“to play; to have a good time; to have fun; to spend time socially to hang out; etc.”).
(This term is a variant form of 𨑨迌).

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 彳亍 – see 行 (“to walk; to go; etc.”).
(This term is an Internet slang variant form of 行).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
彳 亍
てき
Hyōgaiji 		ちょく
Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 彳亍 (MC trhjek trhjowk). The characters arose by splitting 行 (“to walk”) in two; traditionally the halves have been glossed "left foot" and "right foot".

Pronunciation

Noun

彳(てき)亍(ちょく) • (tekichoku) 

  1. walking in fits and starts
  2. standing still

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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