躑
squat, sit on heels, loiter
Readings
On'yomi
- テキ
Kun'yomi
- しゃが.む
- たちもとお.る
Meaning
躑 centers on staying in one place in a low posture: squatting or sitting on one's heels, and by extension lingering or loitering without moving on.
Most common words using 躑
- 五月躑躅さつきつつじ
satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
- 山躑躅やまつつじ
Rhododendron kaempferi (species of rhododendron)
- 玄海躑躅げんかいつつじ
Rhododendron mucronulatum var. ciliatum (variety of azalea)
- 蓮華躑躅れんげつつじ
Japanese azalea (Rhododendron japonicum); renge azalea
- 裏縞躑躅うらしまつつじ
alpine bearberry (Arctous alpina); mountain bearberry
- 躑躅てきちょく
hesitation; indecision; vacillation; wavering
- 黐躑躅もちつつじ
Rhododendron macrosepalum
Study
Etymology
躑 combines 足 (foot/leg) with 鄭, which likely contributes the sound テキ. The foot radical suggests a posture or action involving the legs, fitting the squatting and lingering meanings.
Meaning mnemonic
The foot radical 足 beside the large 鄭 suggests feet that stay put. Picture someone squatting on their heels, feet planted, loitering in one spot.
Reading mnemonic
For テキ, imagine a tech worker squatting by a server, loitering while waiting for a reboot: tech -> テキ, and the squatting posture keeps them low.