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The character "跄", denoting an unsteady or staggering walk, derives from its traditional form "蹌", structured with the semantic component "足" relating to the foot or movement and the phonetic component "倉" indicating its pronunciation. Historically, this character described a range of walking manners, including hurried or formally paced steps, but its meaning gradually narrowed to focus specifically on irregular and stumbling movement. In the simplified form, the phonetic element is abbreviated to "仓", preserving the auditory cue while streamlining the character's composition, and this version continues to function primarily in compounds such as "踉跄" to express the concept of stumbling.
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他走路有点踉跄。
老人踉跄地向前走。
他喝醉后踉跄回家。
受伤的运动员踉跄着冲过终点。
在黑暗中，他踉跄了几步才站稳。
她因头晕而踉跄了一下。
尽管踉跄不断，他仍然坚持走到了目的地。
在暴风雨中，他踉跄着试图保持平衡，但最终还是摔倒了。