核僵持 Traditional form: 核僵持 Pinyin (reading): héjiāngchí Definitions: nuclear equipoise nuclear stalemate Characters: 核 - core, kernel; nut, seed; atom 僵 - still, stiff, motionless 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain Traditional characters: 核 - core, kernel; nut, seed; atom 僵 - still, stiff, motionless 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain