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The character "徘" exists almost exclusively in the compound word "徘徊" (páihuái), and its history is intrinsically tied to that term. Its structure combines the "彳" radical, denoting a slow step or movement, with the component "非", which originally depicted opposing wings but here functions phonetically and perhaps notionally to suggest negation or opposition to forward progress. This combination creates a semantic idea of moving but not advancing, of steps taken against or beside each other. Over time, the meaning solidified around the concept of walking back and forth or hesitating, a sense of indecisive or circular movement that has remained consistent in its usage from classical texts to modern language. The character itself has maintained its form without a separate traditional variant, remaining graphically stable as a specialized component of its binomial expression.
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他在门前徘徊不定。
深夜他独自在街上徘徊。
我一直在两种选择间徘徊。
她的歌声长久在我脑中徘徊。
失业率在历史高位附近徘徊。
投资者的信心仍在低谷徘徊。
这个问题让我徘徊在放弃与坚持之间。
他的思绪始终在过去的回忆里徘徊，无法专注于当下。