踸 (chěn) - To walk alone & to walk unsteadily or stagger

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chěn ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

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踸 · chěn

To walk alone;

to walk unsteadily or stagger;

used in the compound word 踸踔 meaning to limp or hobble.

To walk aloneto walk unsteadily or staggerused in the compound word 踸踔 meaning to

Usage highlights

踸踔踸行踸踔而行踸踔而前踸踔不进

Synonyms

  • 跛— to limp, lame
  • 蹒— to limp, stagger
  • 踉— to stagger, totter

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He walked with a limp (踸踔而行).
  • The injured animal hobbled away (踸踔而逃).
  • The old man staggered down the street (踸踔于街).

Collocations

  • walk with a limp(踸踔)
  • walk unsteadily(踸行)
  • walk with a limp(踸踔而行)
  • hobble forward(踸踔而前)
  • hobble without progress(踸踔不进)

Idioms

  • To walk with a limp(踸踔而行)
  • Hobbling along(踸踔前进)
  • Staggering and stumbling(踸踔蹒跚)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character is rarely used in modern Chinese and appears mainly in classical texts.
  • It typically describes an irregular or impaired gait, often with poetic or descriptive intent.
  • The character combines the foot radical (足) with the phonetic component 甚, suggesting a connection to walking.

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