彳亍

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

Cognate with 躑躅 (*dek dok), 踟躕 (*de do), 躊躇 (*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
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
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, figuratively) to hesitate; to waver; to be hesitant

See also

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

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 彳亍 (MC ʈʰiᴇk̚ ʈʰɨok̚). The characters arose by splitting 行 (“to walk”) in two; traditionally the halves have been glossed "left foot" and "right foot".[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

彳亍 (hiragana てきちょく, rōmaji tekichoku)

  1. walking in fits and starts
  2. standing still

See also

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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