彳亍
chì​chù

walk slowly

彳 chì, fú walk

彳 is the left half of 行, which depicts a street intersection.

Components

行
行 Remnant component
xíng, háng walk

Depicts a street intersection.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (18 of 38 verified)

得很德往律微待征彻彼径徐循履後徊徘徙彷徇徵徨徕徭徉徜徼徂屦徹彸復徑徠彿屨徴徯

Iconic (1)

辵

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰeɡ

說文解字

《說文》：“彳，小步也。象人脛三屬相連也。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

亍 chù to take small steps

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtoɡs
tʰoɡ

說文解字

步止也。从反彳。讀若畜。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)