Chinese symbol for “waver”
踟蹰
chí chú
Traditional: 踟躕
to waver; to hesitate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for waver is 踟蹰 (chí chú), defined as: to waver; to hesitate.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “waver”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 彷徨 | páng huáng | to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn; to hesitate; to waver |
| 动摇 (動搖) | dòng yáo | to sway; to waver |
| 摇摆 (搖擺) | yáo bǎi | to sway; to wobble |
| 举棋不定 (舉棋不定) | jǔ qí bù dìng | to hesitate over what move to make (idiom); to waver; to shilly-shally |
| 犹豫不决 (猶豫不決) | yóu yù bù jué | hesitancy; indecision |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 踟蹰.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 踟躇 | chí chú | variant of 踟蹰 (chí chú) |
| 踟蹰不前 (踟躕不前) | chí chú bu qián | hesitant to take action |
| 踌蹰 (躊躕) | chóu chú | variant of 踌躇 (chóu chú) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “waver”.
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.