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蹒跚

蹣跚
pánshān
verb #24,272

Meanings

  1. 1 to stagger
  2. 2 to totter
  3. 3 to toddle

Examples

HSK 6
喝醉的他蹒跚着穿过街道。
Hēzuì de tā pánshān zhe chuānguò jiēdào.
Drunk, he staggered across the street.
HSK 6
小婴儿蹒跚学步，样子十分可爱。
Xiǎo yīng'ér pánshān xuébù, yàngzi shífēn kě'ài.
The little baby toddled along, learning to walk - an absolutely adorable sight.
HSK 7-9
老人蹒跚地走向公园的长椅。
Lǎorén pánshān de zǒuxiàng gōngyuán de chángyǐ.
The elderly man tottered toward the park bench.

Tips

memory
Both characters 蹒 and 跚 contain the 足 (foot) radical, signaling they relate to walking. The doubled foot imagery conveys the unsteady, laborious quality of a staggering gait.

Stroke Order

蹒 pán
跚 shān