Chinese symbol for “balk”
逡巡不前
qūn xún bù qián
to hesitate to move forward; to balk; to jib
The closest CC-CEDICT match for balk is 逡巡不前 (qūn xún bù qián), defined as: to hesitate to move forward; to balk; to jib.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 逡巡不前.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逡巡 | qūn xún | to draw back; to move back and forth |
| 巡逻 (巡邏) | xún luó | to patrol |
| 巡抚 (巡撫) | xún fǔ | inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times |
| 巡视 (巡視) | xún shì | to inspect (a site); (of a dignitary) to visit; to go on an inspection tour; to survey (a scene); to scan with one's eyes |
| 巡回 (巡迴) | xún huí | to go around; to roam; to tour |
| 巡演 | xún yǎn | (theater etc) to tour; to be on tour; to give itinerant performances (abbr. for 巡回演出 (xún huí yǎn chū)) |
| 巡航 | xún háng | (military) to patrol (airspace or waters); (technical) to cruise; to maintain steady speed |
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time; currently |
See also: Japanese symbol for “balk”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.