Chinese symbol for “hobble”
蹒跚
pán shān
Traditional: 蹣跚
to walk unsteadily; to stagger; to lurch; to hobble; to totter
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hobble is 蹒跚 (pán shān), defined as: to walk unsteadily; to stagger; to lurch; to hobble; to totter.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “hobble”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蹒跚.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 步履蹒跚 (步履蹣跚) | bù lǚ pán shān | (idiom) to walk unsteadily; to hobble along |
| 步态蹒跚 (步態蹣跚) | bù tài pán shān | to walk unsteadily |
| 蹒跚不前 (蹣跚不前) | pán shān bù qián | to falter; to stall |
| 盘跚 (盤跚) | pán shān | variant of 蹒跚 (pán shān) |
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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