趦趄嗫嚅
zī​jū​niè​rú

hesitant

趦 zī unable to move

Components

走
走 Meaning component
zǒu walk

walk

咨
咨 Sound component
zī inquire

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趄 jū, qiè weak

Components

走
走 Meaning component
zǒu walk

walk

且
且 Sound component
qiě moreover

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰjaːs
sʰa

說文解字

趑趄也。从走且聲。

Sources

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

嗫 niè, zhé move lips as when speaking Simplified

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

聂
聂 Sound component
niè, zhé, shè whisper

Sources

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Unicode

嚅 rú talk indistinctly and falteringly

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 需 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
需
需 Sound component
xū need

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangnjo

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

囁 move lips as when speaking Traditional

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔnjeb
njeb

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang