踟躇

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Chinese

hesitating; undecided; hesitant hesitate
trad. (踟躇)
simp. #(踟躇)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (11) (11)
Final () (13) (22)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter drje drjo
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɖˠiᴇ/ /ɖɨʌ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɖᵚiɛ/ /ɖiɔ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȡiɛ/ /ȡiɔ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɖjiə̆/ /ɖɨə̆/
Li
Rong
/ȡje/ /ȡiɔ/
Wang
Li
/ȡǐe/ /ȡĭo/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ȡʱie̯/ /ȡʱi̯wo/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
chí chú
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ci4 cyu4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 11500 16997
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*de/ /*da/

Verb

踟躇

  1. to walk back and forth; to hesitate