踉 (liàng): (in 踉跄) to stagger; to stumble

Meanings

他踉跄了几步，差点摔倒。

Tā liàngqiàng le jǐ bù, chàdiǎn shuāidǎo.

He stumbled a few steps and almost fell.

醉汉踉踉跄跄地走出了酒吧。

Zuìhàn liàngliàngqiàngqiàng de zǒuchū le jiǔbā.

The drunkard staggered out of the bar.

usage

踉 is a bound character: it only lives in the word 踉跄 (踉跄, 'to stagger') and its reduplicated form 踉踉跄跄. It never stands alone.

radical

足 zú

foot

足 is the foot radical, placing this character in the family of words about walking and stepping — fitting for an unsteady, staggering gait.

phonetic

良 liáng

good; phonetic

良 supplies the sound; the reading shifted to liàng here. It carries no meaning contribution in this character.

踉 liàng