躇

chú
#3,316 most
frequent character
used in 躊躇|踌躇[chou2chu2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

躇 uses 𧾷 foot, leg as meaning part and 著 zháo as sound part. It first meant to trample underfoot. That grew to hesitate.

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Homophones

HSK 5
除chú
to get rid of, to remove, to exclude

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