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

支 zhī

to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)

radical 65 ⽀ · 4 strokes

吾 wu

I, my, our; to resist, to impede

radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

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.