Radical and Phonetic
Radical
Total Number of Strokes 13
Number of Strokes 6
Mandarin Reading
TeoChew Phonetic
Chinese Definitions
趑趄
[walk with difficulty]∶行走困难
[hesitate to advance]∶亦作“趑且”、趦趄。想前进又不敢前进。形容疑惧不决,犹豫观望;趑趑(欲进又退、小心翼翼的样子)
一人荷锄,万夫趑趄。――张载《剑阁铭》
[carefully flatter]∶小心趋奉
彼则趑趄于卿士之门,我则婆娑于圣贤之域。――皇浦湜《谕业》
[harass]∶骚扰
陈顼因循伪业,自擅金陵,屡遣丑徒,趑趄江北。――《隋书》
趑zī[趑趄]迟疑,走动困难,不能前进:~趄不前。
English Definitions
can't move; to falter
References
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