Chinese symbol for “hesitation”
疑虑
yí lǜ
Traditional: 疑慮
hesitation; misgivings; doubt
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hesitation is 疑虑 (yí lǜ), defined as: hesitation; misgivings; doubt.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 疑虑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 怀疑 (懷疑) | huái yí | to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that |
| 质疑 (質疑) | zhì yí | to call into question; to challenge (the truth or validity of) |
| 无疑 (無疑) | wú yí | undoubtedly; without doubt |
| 疑问 (疑問) | yí wèn | question; interrogation |
| 毫无疑问 (毫無疑問) | háo wú yí wèn | certainty; without a doubt |
| 嫌疑人 | xián yí rén | a suspect |
| 考虑 (考慮) | kǎo lǜ | to think over; to consider |
| 焦虑 (焦慮) | jiāo lǜ | anxious; worried |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hesitation”.
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.