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踟

chí

Character

What 踟 means

1. used in {踟蹰|chí chú}

Words starting with 踟

• 踟蹰chí chúto waver; to hesitate
• 踟蹰不前chí chú bu qiánhesitant to take action
• 踟躇chí chúvariant of 踟蹰

Characters built on 知

These share the phonetic component 知 (zhī), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 智zhì(literary) wise; wisdom
• 痴chīimbecile; sentimental; stupid
• 蜘zhīused in 蜘蛛

Sounds the same

Read chí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 迟late; delayed; slow
• 持to hold; to grasp; to support
• 池pond; reservoir; moat
• 驰to run fast; to speed; to gallop
• 匙spoon
• 弛to unstring a bow; to slacken; to relax
• 坻islet; rock in river
• 篪bamboo flute with 7 or 8 holes
• 茌used in 茌平
• 蚳ant eggs
• 墀courtyard
• 箎bamboo flute with 8 holes