跄 (qiàng) · (in 踉跄) to stagger; to sway from side to side

Meanings

1 (in 踉跄) to stagger; to sway from side to side

Characters

跄

qiàng

to stagger

Examples

HSK 7-9

他向前踉跄了两步。

Tā xiàngqián liàngqiàng le liǎng bù.

He took a couple of staggering steps forward.

HSK 7-9

她踉踉跄跄，差点失去平衡。

Tā liàngliàngqiàngqiàng, chàdiǎn shīqù pínghéng.

She walked unsteadily, almost losing her balance.

Tips

usage

In modern Chinese 跄 is bound to the word 踉跄 ('to stagger') and never stands alone in this sense.

Components

radical

足 zú

foot

足 is the foot radical (left-side form), grouping this character with walking and gait words - appropriate for an unsteady, swaying step.

phonetic

仓 cāng

storehouse; phonetic

仓 supplies the sound; the reading shifted to qiàng. It is the simplified form replacing the older phonetic 倉 in this character.

Stroke Order

跄 qiàng

Related Words

踉跄 liàngqiàng #36,752

to stagger; to walk unsteadily / to stumble

踉踉跄跄 liàngliàngqiàngqiàng #46,903

staggering / stumbling / walking unsteadily

对方 duìfāng HSK 4 #1,386

the other party; the other side / the opposite side (in a negotiation, relationship, etc.)

表妹 biǎomèi #8,028

younger female cousin (on the maternal side, or father's sister's side) / younger female cousin with a different surname

侧面 cèmiàn HSK 7-9 #8,674

lateral side / side / flank / aspect / profile

表哥 biǎogē #8,677

older male cousin (on mother's side, or father's sister's side) / male cousin (older, from a different surname)

并肩 bìngjiān HSK 7-9 #9,386

side by side; shoulder to shoulder / to stand/fight together; in solidarity

边上 biānshang #3,999

side / edge / nearby / next to

晃 huàng HSK 7-9 #3,626

to sway / to shake / to wander about

侧 cè HSK 6 #3,312

the side / lateral / to lean; to incline