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彷
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seemingly

HSK 10
Human →Actions
páng
ホウ
さまよ.う
방
Phonosemantic compound. 彳 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound.
Components
彳 step+ 方 direction =
彷 seemingly
彳 Meaning component
chì step
step with left foot
彳 is a component form of 行.
方 Phonetic component
fāng direction
a square, rectangle
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Notes
Similar Characters
履 footwear屦 straw (simp)屨 tread (trad)彸 agitated彻 pervade (simp)彼 the other彿 as though (trad)往 toward征 go on an expedition (simp)徂 advance径 narrow path (simp)待 treat徇 comply很 very徉 wonder徊 undecided律 law後 after/behind (trad/jp)徐 slowly徑 trail (trad)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
彷
Regular
Modern
Chinese
彷 [páng]
irresolute
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (4)
彷徨 [páng​huáng] #19,930
to pace back and forth
彷似 [fǎng​sì]
variant of 仿似[fǎng​sì]
仿佛 [fǎng​fú] #5,364
to seem
彷徉 [páng​yáng]
unsettled
JAPANESE WORDS (10)
⭐ 彷徨う [さまよう] #8,752
to loiter
彷彿 [ほうふつ] #15,666
(bearing a) close resemblance
彷徨 [ほうこう] #28,025
wandering
うろつき回る [うろつきまわる] #60,774
to rove
⭐ 彷徨く [うろつく] #68,448
to loiter
さまよえるユダヤ人 [さまよえるユダヤじん] #172,896
Wandering Jew
水天彷彿 [すいてんほうふつ] #312,940
the sky and water merging into one
さ迷える [さまよえる]
to wander
彷徊 [ほうかい]
walking around aimlessly
彷徨変異 [ほうこうへんい]
fluctuation
KOREAN WORDS (1)
방황
wandering; roaming