徊

huái
#2,997 most
frequent character
used in 徘徊[pai2huai2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

徊 combines 彳, a walking part, with 回 huí, which means to swirl or return and also supplies the sound. It first meant pacing back and forth or moving in a circuit. That grew to hesitation or being irresolute.

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Homophones

怀huái
bosom, heart, mind, to think of

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