徨 (huáng): (in 彷徨) to pace back and forth;…

Meanings

1 (in 彷徨) to pace back and forth; to hesitate; to waver

Characters

徨

huáng

(in 彷徨) to pace; waver

Examples

HSK 7-9

他在十字路口焦虑地彷徨。

Tā zài shízì lùkǒu jiāolǜ de pánghuáng.

He paced anxiously back and forth at the crossroads.

HSK 7-9

面对选择，她迷茫彷徨了很久。

Miànduì xuǎnzé, tā mímáng pánghuáng le hěn jiǔ.

Faced with the choice, she felt lost and wavered for a long time.

Tips

usage

Bound; it appears only in 彷徨 ('to pace back and forth; to waver'), describing physical pacing or, more often, mental hesitation and aimlessness.

Components

radical

彳 chì

step; to walk (radical)

The step radical, a stylized left-foot stride. It marks words about walking and movement, the same family as 彷 and 徘.

phonetic

皇 huáng

emperor; phonetic

Emperor, supplying the sound huáng with an exact match. It is purely phonetic; the same element gives 凰 and 惶.

Stroke Order

徨 huáng

Related Words

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to pace back and forth / to hesitate / to waver indecisively / to be at a loss

还击 huánjī #8,812

to fight back; to strike back / to counterattack; to retaliate

后背 hòubèi #6,278

back (of the body) / behind one's back

复活 fùhuó HSK 7-9 #3,967

to resurrect; to come back to life / to revive; to bring back

返回 fǎnhuí HSK 5 #3,816

to return to; to go back / to get back to (a place or state)

赶回 gǎnhuí #5,705

to hurry back / to rush back

背后 bèihòu HSK 3 #2,171

behind; at the back / behind someone's back; in secret

回话 huíhuà #9,677

to reply / to answer back / to report back

回归 huíguī HSK 7-9 #4,369

to return / to revert / to come back (to a state or place)

回顾 huígù HSK 5 #3,771

to look back; to review / retrospect