踌躇 chóuchǔ to hesitate Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 踌 躊 chóu opaque (segment carries no independent meaning) [bound form] (bound form) used in words related to hesitating or pacing back and forth, such as 踌躇 chóuchǔ or 踌伫 chóuzhù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