Chinese symbol for “elude”
支吾
zhī wu
to respond evasively or vaguely; to elude; to stall
The closest CC-CEDICT match for elude is 支吾 (zhī wu), defined as: to respond evasively or vaguely; to elude; to stall.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 支吾.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支持 | zhī chí | to be in favor of; to support |
| 支付 | zhī fù | to pay (money) |
| 支援 | zhī yuán | to provide assistance; to support |
| 支撑 (支撐) | zhī chēng | to prop up; to support |
| 支出 | zhī chū | to spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure |
| 支持者 | zhī chí zhě | supporter |
| 吾人 | wú rén | (literary) we; us |
| 支支吾吾 | zhī zhī wú wú | to hem and haw; to stall |
See also: Japanese symbol for “elude”.
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.
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