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彳亍

彳亍

See also: 行

Chinese

		step with left foot	step with the right foot
simp. and trad. (彳亍)		彳	亍

Verb

彳亍

(literary) to trudge; to amble; to plod

See also

躑躅／踯躅 (zhízhú)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chìchù

(Zhuyin): ㄔˋ ㄔㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cik¹ cuk¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: chìchù
  - Zhuyin: ㄔˋ ㄔㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyhchuh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cik¹ cuk¹
  - Yale: chīk chūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsik⁷ tsuk⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/

Middle Chinese: /ʈʰiᴇk̚ ʈɨo^H|ʈʰɨok̚/▼

Rime
Character	彳	亍	亍
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	徹 (10)	知 (9)	徹 (10)
Final (韻)	昔 (123)	虞 (24)	燭 (8)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III
Fanqie	丑亦切	中句切	丑玉切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈʰiᴇk̚/	/ʈɨo^H/	/ʈʰɨok̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈʰiɛk̚/	/ʈio^H/	/ʈʰiok̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶʰiæk̚/	/ȶio^H/	/ȶʰiok̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈʰiajk̚/	/ʈuə̆^H/	/ʈʰuawk̚/
Li Rong	/ȶʰiɛk̚/	/ȶio^H/	/ȶʰiok̚/
Wang Li	/ȶʰĭɛk̚/	/ȶĭu^H/	/ȶʰĭwok̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȶʰi̯ɛk̚/	/ȶi̯u^H/	/ȶʰi̯wok̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chi	zhù	chu

Old Chinese▼
(Zhengzhang): /*tʰeɡ toɡs|tʰoɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	彳	亍	亍
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
No.	1469	1614	1615
Phonetic component	彳	亍	亍
Rime group	錫	竇	屋
Rime subdivision	0	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	彳	註	梀
Old Chinese	/*tʰeɡ/	/*toɡs/	/*tʰoɡ/