彷徨
páng​huáng

hesitate

彷 fǎng, páng, fáng like

Phonosemantic compound. 彳 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound.

Components

彳
彳 Meaning component
chì, fú walk

彳 is a component form of 行.

方
方 Sound component
fāng, fang square

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartbang[b]ˤaŋbang-hwang hestitate
Zhengzhangbaːŋ
pʰaŋʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

徨 huáng doubtful

Phonosemantic compound. 彳 represents the meaning and 皇 represents the sound.

Components

彳
彳 Meaning component
chì, fú walk

彳 is a component form of 行.

皇
皇 Sound component
huáng royal

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthwang[ɢ]ʷˤaŋ彷徨 bang.hwang hesitate
Zhengzhangɡʷaːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang