踟躇 chíchú to hesitate Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 踟 chí opaque (segment carries no independent meaning) hesitate (bound form) used in the compound 踟蹰 chíchú, meaning to hesitate or waver躇 chú opaque (segment carries no independent meaning) hesitate (bound form) used only in the word 踌躇 chóuchǔ, meaning to hesitate; used in older literature to mean to step on or to stay