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蹒

蹣
pán
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to limp
  2. 2 to stagger
  3. 3 to hobble

Examples

HSK 7-9
老人拄着拐杖，蹒跚地走在路上。
Lǎorén zhǔ zhe guǎizhàng, pánshān de zǒu zài lù shàng.
The old man hobbled slowly down the road with his cane.
HSK 7-9
幼儿迈出了蹒跚的第一步。
Yòu'ér mài chū le pánshān de dìyībù.
The toddler took his first staggering steps.

Tips

usage
蹒 is a bound character: it lives only in 蹒跚 (to limp, to walk unsteadily), used for the old, the injured, the drunk, or a learning toddler.

Components

radical
足 zú
foot
The foot radical, marking 蹒 as a way of walking. It is why the character means an unsteady, hobbling gait rather than anything still.
phonetic
㒼 mán
even; full (phonetic element)
The right side supplies the sound, mán shifting to pán. The same phonetic appears in 满 (mǎn, full) and 瞒 (mán, to deceive).

Stroke Order

蹒 pán