蹉
cuō

error

A footstep 足 in error 差; 差 also provides the pronunciation

Components

足
足 Meaning component
zú foot
差
差 SoundMeaning component
chà, chā, chāi to differ

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰlaːl
Unicodetsɑ

說文解字

蹉跎,失時也。从足差聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica