彷

páng
used in 彷徨[pang2huang2] and 彷徉[pang2yang2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

彷 joins 彳, a walking or going part, with 方 fāng, which supplies the sound. Walking back and forth gives the first sense 'to pace back and forth'. That grew to 'irresolute'.

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Homophones

旁páng
side, other, else
膀páng
used in 膀胱[pang2guang1]
庞páng
(bound form) huge

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