彷
The story of 彷
hesitate, seemingly
彷 is composed of 彳 and 方. 方 depicts a criminal enclosed by a cangue who sent away to another place, 彳is the left half of 行, which is the picture of a road, also has the meaning of walking. When a criminal are exiled, on the way he doesn’t know where he go, he feel unsafe.
Vocabulary of 彷
- 徬徨 (to pace back and forth
- to hesitate)
- 彷彿 (to seem
- as if)
- 彷徉 (unsettled)