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趑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

趑 Stroke Order — How to Write 趑

Stroke Order

趑 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 走, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

趑 Radical and Character Components

Components:走次

趑 is an ideographic compound. Unable to put one foot 走 after the other 次; 次 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 走 + 6 more strokes

趑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zī

Meanings of 趑 in Chinese

1

zī趑

When pronounced as zī, often used in the compound '趑趄 (zī jū)' which means to walk with difficulty (to hobble) or to hesitate/be reluctant to move forward (e.g., '趑趑不前' means to hesitate to proceed).
面对新的任务,小明显得有些趑趄不前,迟迟不敢动手
Facing the new task, Xiao Ming seemed a bit hesitant to move forward, long delaying starting.

Common Words and Phrases with 趑

1
zī趑jū趄
To walk with difficulty; to hesitate to advance; indecisive.
老人腿脚不便,在湿滑的青石板路上走得有些趑趄
The elderly person, with inconvenient legs, walked somewhat hesitantly and with difficulty on the slippery bluestone path.

More words with 趑

  • zī趑qiě且Hesitating to advance, Walking with difficulty

Idioms with 趑

  • zī趑jū趄bù不qián前hesitate to move forward
  • zī趑jū趄niè嗫rú嚅hesitant and stammering

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Questions about 趑

What does 趑 mean in Chinese?

趑 (zī) means “When pronounced as zī” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 趑?

趑 is pronounced zī in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 趑 have?

趑 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 趑?

趑 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 走. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 趑?

The radical of 趑 is 走, and 趑 is an ideographic compound.

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